Sweet Potato And Feta Gnocchi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato, peeled, cut into 8 pieces
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbles
1 egg, beaten
2 cups unbleached flour, divided (1/2 cup for rolling gnocchi)

Preparation

In a microwave safe dish put sweet potato and add a little water. Cook on high until potato is soft about 10 minutes ( depends on size of potato and your microwave).
Finely dice onion and saute over medium heat until it just starts to brown.
In a large pot bring 2 quarts of water to boil .
When potato is ready let cool slightly, (until cool enough to handle ) spoon the flesh into a bowl.
Add salt and pepper and mash.
Fold in feta, onion and egg and mix well.
Add 1 12 cups flour to the mixture until incorporated. This makes a very soft dough.
Pour about a 1/2 cup of flour on a plate or a clean dry surface. I used a teaspoon to take the dough out of the bowl and then dredge the dough in the flour.
Shake off the excess flour and place on a clean tea towel.
Repeat until the dough is finished.
Add about 12 pieces at a time to the boiling water.
When gnocchi floats to the top cook another 3 minutes then remove with a slotted spoon to a colander.
Repeat until all the gnocchi are cooked.
You can now brown these in an herb butter or just top with your favourite sauce.
Enjoy.