Recipe
DUCHESS POTATOES
Serves: 8
Cooking time: 10 minutes .
Ingredients
- 2 pounds potatoes
3 ounces butter, soft
4 egg yolks
to taste salt and pepper
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut potatoes into large cubes. Boil in salted boiling water until tender. Drain well, and put through a ricer. Mix well and combine with butter, egg yolks, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Mixture should be thick.
Spoon the potato mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a -inch sawtooth tip. Pipe potato mixture into small mounds onto a buttered baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
Variations:
MASAGRANS:
Shape potato duchess into patty shells. Bake
POTATO GALETTES:
Shape potato duchess in 2 to 3-inch rounds cakes, or into rectangular shapes.
POTATO MARQUISE:
Potato duchess mixed with tomato paste and paprika.
BERNY POTATOES:
Add to duchess potato, chopped truffles, and sliced almonds
main ingredients: potato
egg
nutmeg
type of recipe:
vegetable
type of dish:
dinner
cuisine:
France
specific recipes:
entertaining
season and occasion: Weddings
dietary considerations:
vegetarian
Type of meal:
dinner
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