Ingredients
1 cup potato flakes, dry
1 cup boiling water
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp salt
⅛ tsp ground black pepper
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
Preparation
Place potato flakes in a medium-size bowl. Pour in boiling water; stir until blended. Let cool. Stir in egg, salt, and pepper.
Blend in enough flour to make fairly stiff dough. Turn dough out on a well-floured board. Knead lightly.
Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a long thin roll, the thickness of a breadstick. With a knife dipped in flour, cut into bite-size pieces. Place a few gnocchi in a pot of boiling water.
As the gnocchi rise to the top of the pot, remove them with a slotted spoon. Repeat until all are cooked.
