Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Step 1

Pre-heat your oven to 180C (360F).

Step 2

Prick your 2 sweet potatoes with a fork and place in a baking dish. Place in the oven at 180C for 60 minutes (turn after 30 minutes). You can microwave each potato for 8 minutes if you prefer.

Step 3

Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and carefully peel off the skin and place the inside flesh into a bowl and mash with a fork. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Slowly add in the 180g flour and gently kneed with your hands.

Step 5

Transfer the dough to a floured worktop and form a ball (you may need extra flour!). Cut into 4 parts, hand pressing each part into a flatbread shape (½ inch thick). Cut into small pieces and roll with your hands into gnocchi shapes (follow the photo above in the blog post)

Step 6

Now place into a large pot with salted boiling water, don't add them all at once (give them space to boil) and boil until they start to float off the bottom (or 2-3 minutes).

Step 7

Once boiled remove from the pot with a slotted spoon and place into a bowl lined with kitchen roll, this helps to absorb any leftover liquid.

Step 8

Finally, you can either fry them in a pan with butter or olive oil to make them crispy or just add directly into your favourite pasta sauce!