Gnocchi Di Zucca Alla Versiliese (Pumpkin Dumplings)

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Course : Dumplings
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

3/4 pound pumpkinor any winer squash
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
4 cups flour
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
 

Preparation:

Put the cubed pumpkin into a deep saucepan. add wayer and season with a pinch of salt. Cook slowly stirring from tim to time, for about 20 minutes, or until pumpkin cubes are reduced to a pulp. Mash the pumpkin or puree it through a sieve or food mill. Let the puree cool, then add the eggs and enough flour tp 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. Remove dumplings from water with a skimmer and serve in butter and parmesan cheese.

 

Nutritional Information:

393 Calories (kcal); 10g Total Fat; (23% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 64g Carbohydrate; 83mg Cholesterol; 98mg Sodium