12/9 - Taste Test Gnocchi

Objective: taste test 4 different versions of gnocchi i made

4 types:

1. sweet potato gnocchi, 2nd batch (refrigerated 1 night)
2. sweet potato gnocchi, 2nd batch (froze 1 night)
3. sweet potato gnocchi, 1st batch (froze 1 night)
4. potato gnocchi (froze 3 nights)

Method:

• tested 2 of each at a time
  
• boiled gnocchi in water til floating on top...
• place on a plate and eat sweet potato with granulated sugar and potatoes with salt

Observations:

1. toughest...chewy...not pillowy at all
2. sweetest flavor...a lot softer than #1...freezing does help
3. very similar to #2...guess i made them in about the same way...i thought i used less flour but maybe not...test again later?
4. very soft...best texture of them all...not as smooth as the sweet potato though...shape is slightly different but don't find anything wrong with it...don't need to remake

Conclusions:

• its a good idea to freeze gnocchi
• easy to make sweet potato gnocchi smooth but potato is tougher
• less flour and less kneading better
• in future, to make gnocchi...just make it just like mashed potatoes....cook potatoes, whisk over heat to get rid of moisture, put into big mixing bowl, whisk with egg, add flour and combine with wooden spoon (try 1/3 cup flour per medium sized potato / sweet potato)