Potato bilkas

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 mediums Potatoes, Peeled, Sliced & Boiled
4 Whole Eggs
2 Yolks, Reserve Whites
Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder & Onion Powder, To Taste
½ cup Matzo Meal
2 tablespoons Veg. Shortening Or Margarine

Directions

Peel, slice and boil potatoes until soft (approx. 20 minutes). Mash with vegetable shortening. Add eggs, yolks, and seasonings. Add Matzo meal. Mix Well. Refrigerate for 1 hour or more. When ready to shape, wet hands and take a handful of potato mixture. Mold into oval shape. Place on cookie sheet With your finger make a slight indentation . Repeat until all potato mixture is used up. Brush each bilka with reserved egg whites. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until golden brown all over.

NOTES : Affectionately known as hockey pucks. Makes 24 pieces Delicious with gravy, or leftovers chopped with hard boiled eggs and onions and a little schmaltz if you dare.

Recipe by: Schwartz Family Recipe Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #058 by Goldtag1@... on Feb 19, 1997.

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