Potato Gnocchi

Gnocchi are dumplings. They come in many styles and can be made from plain flour, semolina or, as here, potato. This mixture is similar to that used in Ulster, Northern Ireland, to make potato bread, the idea being to incorporate plenty of flour into a base of mashed potato, then bind the two with egg. Whereas good Ulster folk griddle the result to accompany bacon rashers and fried egg, Italians cut the mixture into little dumplings for poaching.