Potato Pastry Dough Recipes

CRISPY POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Heavily oil a 9-inch metal pie pan. Squeeze out excess liquid from grated potatoes and place in large bowl. Mix in salt And egg until well combined. Press potatoes into pie pan and up the sides. If mixture is too sticky, dip fingers in flour. Bake crust for 30 minutes or until it begins to turn golden brown, brushing occasionally with oil.
• In a medium skillet melt butter over medium heat and cook onion until tender. Stir in the mushrooms and cook until golden brown.
• Spread grated cheese over bottom of potato crust. Spread out the onion and mushroom mixture over the cheese. In a medium bowl, whisk or beat together with a fork the eggs and the cream. Season mixture with salt and pepper and pour over vegetables and cheese.
• Reduce oven heat to 375 degrees F and bake for 40 minutes or until firm. Allow quiche to cool for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

BAKED POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Butter 24 mini muffin cups.
• Combine water and butter in a saucepan over medium heat and season with salt. Heat until butter melts and starts to bubble. Stir in flour until mixture pulls away from the pan and comes together into a dough.
• Transfer pastry dough to a bowl. Spread in the bowl and let cool, about 5 minutes. Mix in eggs using a spatula until dough is very soft and sticky. Add 2 cups of the mashed potatoes and mix until well combined. Add a pinch of salt, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg. Give it one last mix.
• Scoop potato dough into the greased muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and puffed, about 20 minutes. Let rest for 1 minute before removing puffs onto a wire rack. Let cool for 5 minutes and serve warm.

GLUTEN FREE POTATO SHORTCRUST PASTRY

Steps:

• Place the rice flour, cornflour, salt, Xanthan Gum and Baking powder in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. It is advantageous to use an electric whisk or food processor to get a really good mix.
• Rub the butter or margarine into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs.
• Add the mashed potato and mix until just combined. DO NOT ADD ANY FURTHER LIQUID. Briefly work the dough , shape into a ball, wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Remove the pastry from the refrigerator and knead by hand for approximately 2 minutes until smooth. Refrigerate again (uncovered) for 1 hour.
• Remove from refrigerator and roll out on a floured surface as required.