Molten Cheese Gnocchi

"Comfort food heaven. From Sunset. These can be made OAMC. Do through step 5 and keep frozen in zip-lock plastic bags (freeze on a cookie sheet to harden, then transfer to bags)."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6-12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Set potatoes on a baking sheet and slash each deeply lengthwise down the center.
  • Bake potatoes until they are tender and look slightly dried out, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • In a small bowl, mix together 3 cups cheese and the cream. Set aside.
  • As soon as potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel them; discard peels. Put potatoes through a potato ricer into a large bowl.
  • Mix in egg, salt, and 1 cup flour, adding just enough additional flour to make the dough pliable and not sticky (too much flour will make the gnocchi heavy).
  • Turn out onto a floured work surface; with floured hands, knead dough 10 to 12 times.
  • Divide dough and cover one batch with a damp kitchen towel.
  • Roll other batch into a 3/4-in.-thick rope and cut into 3/4-in.-long pieces.
  • Roll each piece into a ball, then flatten into a 2-in. circle with your fingers or the bottom of a well-floured drinking glass.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Top each dough circle with 1/2 teaspoons cheese-cream mixture.
  • Gather up dough around filling and pinch to close, then roll into a small, smooth ball.
  • Repeat rolling, filling, and forming with second batch of dough.
  • Preheat broiler with rack 4 inches below heating element.
  • Divide melted butter between two 2-qt. casserole dishes (or use one 4-qt. casserole and all the butter). Working in batches, drop gnocchi into boiling water, being careful not to crowd them.
  • Boil gnocchi until they rise to the surface, 4 to 5 minutes; cook 8 to 10 seconds longer, then transfer with a slotted spoon to casserole dish(es), making sure water drains off from gnocchi.
  • Turn gnocchi to coat in butter. Sprinkle with pepper and remaining cheese and broil until browned on top, 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

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  1. Fantastic recipe! The gnocchi were super light. Excellent directions. A little time consuming stuffing one by one,but worth the effort. Delicious.
     
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