Homemade Gnocchi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large baking potato (1 c mashed)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup ricotta cheese
8 teaspoons butter, clarified
1 cup romano cheese, grated
3 cups flour

Preparation

Boil potato and mash.
Combine potato with eggs and salt and whip until fluffy.
Add ricotta cheese, butter, Romano cheese and flour.
Knead until smooth.
Shape into 1/2\" rolls and cut into 1\" lengths.
Make impression with thumb in each piece, then lightly dust with flour.
Drop into boiling salted water and cook only until they rise to the surface.
Drain and serve with tomato sauce and grated cheese.
Note: Before cooking, gnocchi may be flash frozen on a cookie sheet, then place in plastic bag in freezer.