To make the gnocchi seaon the milk with a pinch of salt and nutmeg and bring to a simmer. Add the butter and pour in gradually the semolina while mixing with a wisk to avoid lumps. As it stars to boil it will thicken so use a spatula to mx. Cook while mixing costantly for about 3 / 4 minutes until you have a sort of polenta, a very thick mixture that detach from the side of the pot when you mix it.

Remove the the pot from the stove and stir in the eggyolks as well as the grated Grana Padano cheese. Mix well until uniform and while still hot shape the doughy mixture into 2 logs of about ⅘ cm in diameter. Wet your hands for this part if the dough is too hot or wear gloves. Help yourself with parchment or film and try to create logs that are as tigh as you can but do not over worry if they aren’t perfect.

Let the logs cool completely in the fridge for a couple of hourse than slice them into discs of about 2 cm thickness. Grease a baking dish with butter, lay the discs that we are now calling gnocchi on top of the tray and cover them with spoonfuls of tomato sauce. Optionally add a couple of knobs of butter and loads of grated Grana Padano cheese. Bake at 180 degree C for about 15 minutes until the gnocchi brown lightly on the surface. Serve immediately with a few leaves of fresh basil.

Serve immediately with a few leaves of fresh basil.