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  • Amaretti and Pumpkin Gnocchi

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    Amaretti and Pumpkin Gnocchi
    Prep: 40 min Cook: 10 min Servings: 4
    by Evelyn Scott
    106 recipes
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    (Gnocchi di Amaretti e Zucca)

    Ingredients

    • 2 and 1/4 lbs Pumpkin, seeded, peeled and cut into chunks
    • 3 and 1/2 oz Amaretti, crushed
    • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
    • 7 oz plain flour
    • 2 oz butter
    • 7 fresh sage leaves
    • 2 oz Parmigiano cheese, freshly grated
    • Salt and pepper

    Directions

    1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
    2. Place the pumpkin in an ovenproof dish and bake for about 40 minutes until soft.
    3. Mash the pumpkin with a potato masher while still hot.
    4. Stir in the eggs, flour and Amaretti.
    5. Season with salt and pepper.
    6. Knead well and leave to rest for about 25-30 minutes.
    7. Melt the butter in a frying pan.
    8. Add the sage leaves and cook for several minutes.
    9. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil.
    10. Add teaspoonfuls of the pumpkin mixture, a few at a time, and remove with a slotted spoon as they slowly rise to the surface.
    11. Place on a warm serving dish.
    12. Pour the sage butter over the gnocchi and sprinkle with the Parmigiano cheese.

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