# Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi

Light, fluffy dumplings that melt in your mouth, made with simple ingredients for the perfect comfort pasta.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb potatoes
- 0.5 cup drained ricotta
- 1 egg yolk
- 0.5 cup flour
- 0.5 tsp salt

## Instructions

1. Press the boiled or baked potatoes through a potato ricer into a bowl.
2. Add 1/2 cup of flour to the bowl.
3. Add 1/2 cup of drained ricotta to the bowl.
4. Add 1 egg yolk to the bowl.
5. Add 1/2 tsp of salt to the bowl.
6. Mix the ingredients with a fork until combined to form a dough.
7. Form the dough into a ball.
8. On a floured surface, roll a piece of dough into a long rope.
9. Cut the rope into small pieces using a dough scraper.
10. Roll each small piece of dough on a gnocchi board to create ridges.
11. Place the formed gnocchi on a floured baking sheet.

## Equipment

- potato ricer
- bowl
- fork
- gnocchi board
- baking sheet

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1350742872675746
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- Extracted: 2025-08-21

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