Place unpeeled potatoes in a pot with water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook for 45 minutes, cover ajar, over moderate heat. While potatoes are boiling, prepare the sauce.
Prepare Sauce and Dish
Simmer all sauce ingredients over low heat for 10-15 minutes.
Ladle a bit of sauce into a large baking dish and set the baking dish and rest of the sauce aside.
Prepare Gnocchi
Drain the cooked potatoes. When cool enough to handle, peel away the skins. Feed potato flesh through a food mill or potato ricer, or use a potato masher to mash thoroughly.
Mix the flours together in a small bowl. Add the blended flour to the mashed potatoes, a small bit at a time, until it forms a smooth and firm dough.
Transfer dough to a floured board or counter top and knead gently for a 4-5 minutes, adding a bit more of the blended flour as needed, to keep it a firm and not sticky dough.
Sprinkle a very light amount of AP flour over the potato dough ball, and cut the ball into 4 equal portions.
Using your hands, roll each portion into a long rope about 3/4 inches in diameter. Press the rope along its length to make it slightly flattened. Cut each rope into 1 inches pieces, and press each piece down lightly with the tines of a fork, to make grooves.
Cook the gnocchi in batches (about 1/3 of the number of dumplings in each batch), in a large pot of boiling water. Lower each batch carefully into the water, a few at a time, using a long wooden spoon if necessary, and loosen any which may be sticking to the bottom of the pot.
When each gnocchi floats to the surface of the water, let them bob at the surface for another 10 seconds, and then remove with a slotted spoon, shaking off excess water.
Bake
Arrange the cooked gnocchi in the baking dish and cover with approximately 1-2 cups of sauce, in dollops. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
Garnish with fresh basil leaves, chipped or slivered.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
This recipe includes Pritikin's most simple, low-sodium sauce, but Pritikin has also shared a more robust and complex sauce recipe here. Choose the version which best appeals to you and suits your needs.
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