Pinwheel Gnocchi Recipe
Ingredients
| Frozen chopped spinach package | 1 | |
| Ricotta cheese | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Parmesan cheese | 1 Cup (16 tbs), grated | |
| Ground nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Potatoes | 2 Pound, pared | |
| Eggs | 2 , beaten | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon, melted |
Directions
1. Cook spinach, squeeze and press all water out of the spinach; spread on paper toweling. Chop very fine.
2. Combine the spinach, ricotta, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender in a large saucepan; toss over very low heat 2 minutes to dry potatoes.
4. Mash potatoes until smooth in a large bowl; beat in the eggs. Blend in 2 3/4 cups of the flour to make a soft dough.
Knead on lightly floured pastry board, adding only enough of the remaining 1/4 cup flour to keep dough from sticking.
Roll out to a 14-inch square and spread with filling; roll up, jelly-roll fashion. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
5. Carefully cut dough into 1-inch slices. Place them overlapping, in a greased 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
Spoon melted butter over the top and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
6. Bake in hot oven (400°) 25 minutes, or until golden.
2. Combine the spinach, ricotta, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender in a large saucepan; toss over very low heat 2 minutes to dry potatoes.
4. Mash potatoes until smooth in a large bowl; beat in the eggs. Blend in 2 3/4 cups of the flour to make a soft dough.
Knead on lightly floured pastry board, adding only enough of the remaining 1/4 cup flour to keep dough from sticking.
Roll out to a 14-inch square and spread with filling; roll up, jelly-roll fashion. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
5. Carefully cut dough into 1-inch slices. Place them overlapping, in a greased 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
Spoon melted butter over the top and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
6. Bake in hot oven (400°) 25 minutes, or until golden.
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