Potato gnocchi (gnocchi di patate)

Serves 4.

1 kg potatoes, wheat flour, salt, a pinch of nutmeg.

Boil whole potatoes in plenty of water. Drain, peel and mash in the mashed potato masher knocking on floured pastry board.Mix the potato with two tablespoons of flour, a pinch of salt and nutmeg and let mixture with cords by the diameter of about 1.5 cm. Cut into pieces 2 cm long and give them a cylindrical shape on floured pastry board. Bring salted water to a boil and pour the gnocchi. Take them with a wooden spoon as they rise to the surface and place in a serving dish. Season sauce to taste and serve.