Potatoes a la Duchesse

Ingredients

• eight potatoes
• a quart of water
• two ounces of butter
• two eggs
• a pinch of salt
• the same of sugar

Method

1. 1

   Peel and cut the potatoes, boil in salted water, then drain and rest off the heat.

2. 2

   Add butter, eggs, salt, and sugar, then press through a sieve.

3. 3

   Form into oval loaves, design the tops, butter, and bake until brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from French dishes for American tables (1886) by Caron, Pierre, page 69. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Potatoes a la Duchesse. Peel eight potatoes, cut them in pieces, wash them, and put them in a saucepan, with a quart of water and a pinch of salt. When they are thoroughly boiled, drain them, and put the saucepan at the side of the fire for ten minutes. Then add to them two ounces of butter, two eggs, a pinch of salt, the same of sugar

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.