Pumpkin Dumplings Gnocchi Di Zucca Alla Versiliese

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 lb pumpkin or 3/4 lb substitute winter squash, halved, seeded, cut into cubes about the size of walnuts, and peeled
• 1/4 cup water
• salt
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 put the cubed pumpkin into a deep saucepan, add the water and season with a pinch of salt. cook slowly, stirring from time to time, for about 20 minutes, or until the pumpkin cubes are reduced to a pulp. mash the pumpkin or puree it through a sieve or food mill.
• 2 let the puree cool, then add the eggs and enough flour to produce a paste that is thick enough to hold its shape on a spoon. drop small spoonfuls of the paste into boiling salted water and cook until the dumplings rise to the surface.
• 3 remove the dumplings from the water with a skimmer and serve tossed in butter and parmesan cheese.
• 4 to serve 6 to 8.
• 5 la cucina di versilia e garfagnana.