Gnocchi is a classic Italian dish. Today I propose an Italian recipe in the French manner of cheese gnocchi with Béchamel sauce. Delicate cheese dumplings in a creamy sauce are delicious.

Summary

Ingredients

• Butter – 250 grams (125 g for the dough, 75 g for the sauce and 50 for the crust)
• Flour – 320 grams (250 g for the dough and 70 g for the sauce)
• Eggs – 8 Pieces
• Emmental cheese – 150 grams (100 g for crust and 50 g for dough)
• Water – 500 Milliliters
• Milk – 1 Liter
• Salt – 1 Teaspoon
• Nutmeg – 0.5 Teaspoon
• Ground black pepper – 0.5 Teaspoon

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Instructions

1. Place / pour butter (125 g) and water into a saucepan. Cook until the butter is completely melted.
2. When the water and butter boil, add flour and stir vigorously to make a smooth dough.
3. When the dough has completely absorbed moisture, remove from heat and add eggs one at a time, stirring into the dough with a spatula.
4. Grate the cheese and add 50 g to the dough. Stir the dough while it is still warm so that the cheese is absorbed. Let the dough cool.
5. Melt butter (75 g) in a pan, add flour (70 g) and fry until golden brown.
6. Pour in milk, salt, pepper, add nutmeg. Cook the sauce, stirring constantly, until thickened.
7. Place the dough in a cooking bag. Squeeze it out little by little to make small dumplings. If you don’t want to bother, shape the gnocchi with your hands.
8. Place the gnocchi in boiling salted water and boil for 6-8 minutes.

   

9. Place a few tablespoons of Bechamel sauce on the bottom of a baking dish.
10. Spread the boiled gnocchi evenly on top.
11. Pour the sauce over again, sprinkle with cheese (100 g) and pour over with melted butter (50 g).
12. Cover the form with foil, send to preheated to 150 degrees for 15 minutes. Then remove the foil and set the grill setting for a couple of minutes to get a nice crust.

gnBon appetit!