Description
Soft and pillowy egg-free, oil-free gnocchis that are just begging to soak up some delicious, savory sauce!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sweet potatoes, baked, cooled and peeled
- 6-ounces unsweetened non-dairy yogurt (I use homemade soy)
- 1 VeganEgg egg* or 1 Tbsp. flaxseed meal + 3 tbsp. water (whisk together and set aside for a few minutes)
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- ~2 1/2 cups AP flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mash the sweet potato and then add the yogurt and flaxseed meal mixture. Stir in the remaining ingredients – you may not need all of the AP flour, or you may need a little more – until a soft dough forms. Cover dough and let rest for about 15 minutes.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. If you are going to cook the gnocchis right away, fill a big pot with water and bring to a rolling boil.
- Dust a work surface lightly with flour. Divide the dough into four pieces. Cover three pieces and roll the fourth into a log that is about 3/4″ in diameter (you may need to break the log down further to make handling easier).
- Now cut the log into pieces that are about 1-inch long. You can either roll each piece over the tines of a fork or on one of those handy-dandy gnocchi rollers. Alternatively, don’t use either method. They’ll cook up just fine without the lines. Place the dumplings on the prepared baking sheets. Proceed with the remaining pieces of dough.
- If cooking immediately, carefully drop the dumplings into the boiling water. They will sink, then rise as they finish cooking. Fresh gnocchi cooks fast. Scoop the dumplings up and drain them. It’s a good idea to cook gnocchi in batches so you don’t overcrowd the pot.
- Dress the gnocchis immediately with your favorite sauce and serve.
Notes
- If you are going to freeze the gnocchis for later, first freeze the dumplings right on the pan – then transfer them to gallon freezer bags. (You can cook them directly out of the freezer – no need to thaw.)
- *1/2 cup cold water + 1 Tbsp. VeganEgg powder.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 644
- Fat: 3
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 1
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 58
- Protein: 12
- Cholesterol: 35