Ghost Potatoes
From rockstar 15 years agoIngredients
- 4 pounds large potatoes shopping list
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into pieces shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups milk shopping list
- 3 large egg yolks shopping list
- small dark seeds such as black sesame seeds or nigella, cumin seeds or caraway seeds for eyes shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Peel and quarter potatoes and in a large saucepan cover with salted cold water by 2 inches.
- Bring water to a boil and simmer potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes
- While potatoes are simmering, in a small saucepan heat butter with milk over moderately low heat until melted and keep warm.
- Drain potatoes in a colander and place in a bowl.
- With an electric mixer beat in milk mixture, yokes and salt and pepper to taste.
- Spread about one third of the potatoes in a buttered 1 quart gratin dish and transfer remaining potatoes to a pastery bag fitted with a 3/4 inch plain tip.
- Pipe potatoes close together into pointed mounds for form "ghosts" and garnish each mound with 2 seeds for ghosts' eyes.
- Bake potatoes until heated through and tops of "ghosts" are golden, 15 to 20 minutes
- Be very afraid.
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
Beyond Cute, you made my day .I have to make these ASAP
Michaeltrigger in loved it -
How adorable and fun....I have to make these! Great post - thanks so much....
lunasea in Orlando loved it -
Hubby likes to watch all those ghost and unexplained shows. Maybe I'll surprise him one night. How Fun!
dandelion in Ashland loved it
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