This is the archived version of the Milk Street website and is no longer up to date.

Please visit 177milkstreet.com to see the current website with all of the latest recipes!

ADVERTISEMENT

This is the archived version of the Milk Street website and is no longer up to date.

Please visit 177milkstreet.com to see the current website with all of the latest recipes!

Gnocchi di Farina

4 to 6 Servings

1 hour plus cooling

Made This Recipe? Write a Review.
Thank you for submitting your review! A member of our team is confirming the review meets our site's Community Guidelines. It will be posted on the site shortly.

Gnocchi made with potatoes are undoubtedly the best-known variety of the light, tender Italian dumplings. But gnocchi di farina are simpler to prepare and, arguably, equally delicious. Farina is Italian for “flour,” and these gnocchi di farina are made with nothing more than flour, water and salt. This is our adaptation of the recipe we learned from Antonio Cioffi, chef at La Vecchia Cantina in Naples. The gnocchi can be prepared and cooked in advance, ready to be finished with your favorite sauce. After simmering, drain and cool to room temperature on a wire rack as directed. Then transfer the cooled gnocchi to a baking sheet that has been lined with kitchen parchment and misted with cooking spray; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Remove the gnocchi from the refrigerator about 1 hour before you’re ready to finish and serve the dish.

4 to 6

Servings

Tip

Don’t boil all of the gnocchi at once. This will crowd the pot and lower the water temperature, resulting in gnocchi with mushy, overcooked exteriors.

1 hour

plus cooling

Ingredients

  • Kosher salt

  • 325

    grams (2½ cups) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

Directions

Reviews
Lorene S.
July 28, 2025
Sounds Wondeful
I've been wanting to make Gnocchi for years, but have a modern wheat allergy. Do you think this recipe will work with Spelt flour?

ADVERTISEMENT