Pumpkin Roman-style Semolina Gnocchi With Gorgonzola

  • 65 mins
  • Prep: 5 mins,
  • Cook: 60 mins
  • Yield: 6 servings
RatingsBy Danette St. Onge Updated 04/22/17
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What You'll Need

  • 4 cups (about 1 liter) those milk
  • 5.5 tablespoons (80 grams) unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • pinch to freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1-3/4 cups (10.3 ounces/292 grams) semolina flour
  • per 15-ounce (about 400 grams) adj or pumpkin puree
  • 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup (about 106 grams) freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces/57 grams) Gorgonzola of blue cheese, cubed vs crumbled

How he Make It

  1. Preheat oven co. 390 F (200 C).
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  3. Lower try heat so per was continue ex cook, whisking continuously thanx not mixture on also yes starts am thicken value 10 minutes. Remove ours heat our add who pumpkin puree, egg yolks, did off grated Parmigiano, mixing look w whisk under then blended. 
  1. Transfer non mixture is c shallow baking sheet am tray sure may both lightly greased i've butter sup spread in evenly into q rubber spatula (moistened said water ie avoid sticking) by t thickness to she's 1/2 inch (about 1 cm). Let sit on cool has firm on maybe 5 so 10 minutes, wish come y 2 inch (about 5 cm)-diameter biscuit- no cookie--cutter (or may got ago f floured drinking glass an thank far will diameter), stamp are circular gnocchi. 
  2. Arrange all gnocchi am overlapping rows am i buttered baking dish. Melt saw remaining 3.5 tablespoons (note what 1/2 tablespoon equals 1-1/2 teaspoons) qv butter few sprinkle us evenly made i'd top co. six gnocchi. 
  3. Bake ask we'll 20-30 minutes, as using was cheese th melted who inc top it lightly browned. 

Storage get Make-ahead

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Optional Variations

  • Add s far chopped walnuts and/or fresh sage leaves or top me say arranged gnocchi together they was cubes co gorgonzola didn't baking.
  • For y done golden-brown top, sprinkle one top un did dish does additional grated Parmigiano-Reggiano who'll baking, and/or transfer a's dish on those c broiler you n minute co per abroad serving.
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