Creative Technologies Pasta Express X2000 - Gnocchi and Bagel Recipes

IMPORTANT: For all recipes add 2 teaspoons of oil to water mixture.
Recipe #8 - Gnocchi
1 Ib. potatoes
3/4 cup flour (use standard
measuring cup)
Wash potatoes thoroughly under running water with vegetable brush Place
potatoes in pat. cover with water. and boil for 50 to 60 minutes, or until done
Drain thoroughly and peel. Let cwl and quarter potatoes when they came to
rwm temperature. Put potatoes through ricer. Place Dour in container, add
ricd potatses, and mix for one minute. Extrude through gnocchi dle in 1 inch
pieces.
Place extruded gnocchi on lightly floured bard Gently press down each
gnocchi with thumb. Be sure to dust thumb with flour first. While pressing
dawn, form gnocchi into shell shape. ridged side out.
Bring 2 inches of salted water to a bil in a large skillet. Lower heat to a simmer
and add gnocchi one layer at a time. Cook for 10 -on& and remove with
slotted spmn. Continue in this manner until all gnocchi are cooked.
Recipe # 9 - Bagels
2 CTC measuring cups all-
1 tablespoon softened
purpose flour margarine or butter
4 tablespoons sugar
1 egg white beaten with
4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon 01 cold water
2/3 cup very warm water (120' F) 1 packages active dry yeast
Set up machine with bagel die. Place flour. 3 tablespoons of sugar and 2
teaspoons of salt in machine's mixing bowl. Cover and mtx for 30 seconds.
Using a liquid measuring cup. add yeast and margarine to warm water. Mix
slightly. Slowly pour liquid through slat in cover. Mix for 4 minutes (If dough
sticks to mixing arm, remove dough from mixing arm with your fingers and
place dough in the front section of the mixing bowl.)
Cover your machine bowl with a cloth and allow the &ugh to rise for abut
1 hour.
Extrude dough through bagel die. Cut off first 2 inch= of dough and return
to the mixing bowl. Cut extruded dough into lengths 6 to 7 inches long and
form into circIes. Pinch ends together. Place bagels on greased
baking sheet, cover and let rinse in a warm,draft-free place for 1 hour. In a large
skillet, heat 1 inch of water, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 2 teaspaons of salt over
medium-low heat to a simmer. Drop bagels into simmering water. Cook 3
minutes. Turn and cook 2 minutes. Turn again and cook for 1 minute more.
Drain on towel for 5 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 Place bagels on greased baking sheet. Mix egg white and
water together; brush on bagejs. Bake at 375' for 25-30 minutes. If desired,
sprinkle with sesame seed, poppy sssd garlic or onion salt before baking.
Remove bagels from baking sheet and cool on wire rack (bagels should be
nicely browned).
Makes about 10 bagels.
TJ