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Ingredients
- 1 kg pumpkin (skin on)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Loprofin Egg White Replacer
- 2 cups Loprofin Baking Mix
- ½ cup Loprofin Baking Mix (for kneading)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C.
- Remove the skin and seeds from the pumpkin, and chop into 3cm pieces.
- Place pumpkin into a baking dish and toss through oil.
- Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes, until tender.
- In a bowl, mash pumpkin and mix through egg white replacer, salt and pepper until smooth.
- Add baking mix, gradually, until the mixture comes away from the side of the bowl.
- Turn onto a board dusted with baking mix and knead until smooth.
- Using a teaspoon, shape pumpkin mix into ovals and place on a tray. Flatten with a fork.
- Cook in batches in a saucepan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes or until gnocchi rise to the surface.
- Drain and serve as is, or with a sauce of your choosing