peel and cut the potatoes into chunks

steam until soft and leave to stand so that they are completely dry and cool when you work with them

using a ricer mash the potatoes

add the egg yolk and a generous pinch of salt and mix in

add ¾ of the cup of flour and work in - you want to make a nice dough

add the rest of the flour if needed

roll the dough into sausage shapes

cut into bite size portions and press down on each bite with a fork

dust with flour

bring a large pot of water to the boil

add a generous portion of salt to make the water seawater salty

add the gnocchi and as soon as they come to the surface remove from the water

they can now be fried in butter