Place water in pot and bring to the boil with salt
Place measured ricotta and flour in a bowl
Stir gently with the wooden spoon until a ball of dough forms (do not over mix)
Sprinkle some extra flour on the bench
Tip ricotta mixture/dough onto the bench and divide into 4 balls
Roll each ball gently out into a snake
Cut the snake into small "pillows" approx. 1 cm in size
Gently drop the ricotta/dough pillows into the water
Once the gnocchi floats to the top of the water (approx 2 -3 minutes) its is ready, then remove it from the water using a slotted spoon (or a utensils that has holes in it)
Place in a bowl and top with your favourite pasta sauce, grated cheese and fresh basil leaves
ADULT HELP
Boiling the water / straining the hot gnocchi
