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ingredients:

acorn squash
flour
eggs
salt & pepper
olive oil
butter


step one:  roast the squash

quarter the acorn squash, and add a little butter, salt & pepper.

roast in the oven at 400 for about 45 minutes.  remove and let cool.


step two:  prepare the dough

make a mound of flour, create a hole in the middle.  add egg, and mushed up roasted squash.

knead and knead, until the squash in incorporated.  then let the dough rest.


step three:  prep the gnocchi

roll the dough into dowels, and cut small, one inch squares.

roll the squares off the end of a fork to form the gnocchi.


step four:  cook the gnocchi

boil in salted water, until the gnocchi float aggressively.  drain well.


step five:  sauce the gnocchi

melt butter in a pan, add a little salt, pepper.  add the cooked, drained gnocchi, and brown them.

step six:  plating

you can add some shaved pecorino, some scallion greens to brighten up the plate.  tasty!