Old Fashioned Potato Gnocchi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 1/2 cups mashed potatoes
3/4 cup flour
5 egg yolks
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
pepper
1/3 cup olive oil

Preparation

Beat the egg yolks and then combine with the mashed potatoes, mix well.
Add nutmeg, salt, pepper& apprx 1/2 cup flour.
Knead to gether and add remainder of flour (hold back a bit you can add it later) Knead until you have a slightly sticky consistency if too sticky add remainder flour.
Lightly dust your work surface with flour.
Form the dough into sausage like rolls about 3/4\" thick, cut into 1\" pieces Use a fork to flatten the gnocchi leaving an imprint from the tines.
Keep the fork rinsed clean so it doesn't stick.
Meanwhile fill a 3 quart pot with water and bring to a boil.
Drop about 18 gnocchis in at a time, they will sink to the bottom and when cooked float to the top When they are floating remove with a slotted sppon, sprinkle with a little olive oil, keep warm When ready to serve sprinkle with parmesan cheese.