Instant Kumara Mash

I tried this instant potato flake gnocchi recipe out for a tramping trip meal sometime. It was a success. Ingredients 1 cup water 1 egg (lightly beaten) 1 teaspoon butter (softened) 1 pinch garlic powder 2 cups instant potato flakes 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour. I used Edmonds plain GF flour 2 teaspoons fresh parsley leaves (minced) 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt Steps to Make It Place the water, beaten egg, butter, and garlic powder in a food processor and mix at low speed until combined. I mixed it in a bowl as I wanted to see how it would work as a tramping meal. In a large mixing bowl, combine the potato flakes, flour, parsley, and salt. Add the potato flake-flour mixture to the food processor and mix at low speed until a dough forms. I just folded it into the liquid mix with a silicon spatula. Flour your hands and work surface and gently knead the dough, then roll it out flat. Cut the dough into strips and roll the strips into ropes. Cut the ropes into bite-sized pieces and roll each piece on a gnocchi board or along the tines of the fork to create a ridged pattern. Boil in salted water for about 1 to 3 minutes (when they float to the surface, they are ready). Drain with a slotted spoon, rather than a colander, because they are a bit delicate. Toss gently in the sauce of your choice. I took no chances and boiled them for about 5 minutes! They kept intact no problemo. Next time I'll try with the vegan egg white powder. I have a really good Nigella Lawson anchovy/garlic/green olive/lemon juice sauce that these would go nicely with.

I made this with the vegan egg powder. It doesn't bind the dough as well as the egg does but it was no problem and tasted exactly the same. Instead of rolling it out and cutting it into strips, I just pinched off bits of dough and formed it into gnocchi shapes then did the fork pattern on it. It really is a nice change from pasta. The ingredients for 2 weighed about 220g.