Bettie'S Potato Gnocchi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. water
1 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. instant mashed potatoes
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
3/4 c. flour
boiling salted water
2 c. canned or homemade tomato sauce, heated
grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Preparation

Bring to boil the water, oil and salt.\tRemove from heat.
Stir in potatoes.
Cool slightly.
Stir in egg yolks and enough flour to make a dough stiff enough to handle.
Divide in fourths on lightly floured surface.
Roll each fourth into a rope 3/4-inch in diameter.
Cut in 1-inch pieces.
Press each lightly with tines of fork.
Drop 1/4 of gnocchi at a time into boiling salted water. Simmer about 5 minutes or until they float to the surface.\tWith slotted spoon, remove to serving dish.
Keep warm.\tPour hot tomato sauce over gnocchi.
Serve with Parmesan.