Spinach Gnocchi (potato Dumplings)

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs baking potatoes
• 5 ounces spinach leaves
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• as much of your favorite tomato sauce, you like (i like tomato and basil)

Recipe

• 1 peel potatoes and boil in salted water about 20 minutes or until able to mash, then place in a large mixing bowl and well.
• 2 mash.
• 3 steam spinach in a couple tbsp water covered about 5 minutes or until wilted, then remove and pat dry with a paper towl.
• 4 chop spinach into approximately 1/4 inch pieces and then mix into potatoes.
• 5 add butter, egg, garlic salt, and half of the flour and mix together well.
• 6 place dough onto a floured surface and knead in the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 7 roll dough into about 1 inch thick ropes then cut off 1 inch pieces and roll into a ball.
• 8 with floured hands press the center of each dumpling to form a trough in the middle.
• 9 allow gnocchi to chill for about an hour, then place in salted boiling water and allow to cook about 5 minutes.
• 10 drain and serve with tomato sauce.