Faux Mashed Potato Patties

I'm sorry that I don't have a better picture of these yummy patties but at least its a picture! Right!! LOL

I am trying to do away from eating white potatoes so I decided to try this recipe using  califlower instead of potatoes to make mashed poatoes.  And the leftovers turned into patties.

Ingredients:

califlower

butter

evaporated milk

salt/pepper

chopped onions

egg

a little flour

Directions:

I made the mashed califlower using the first 4 ingredients.. making sure the califlower was smashed good  and the next day I added the egg and flour.  Made them into patties and fried them till golden brown.  They were delicious both as mashed and as patties!



Dried Cranberry and Pistachio Biscotti

I wanted to make some biscotti for Christmas gifts this year so I decided to make this one.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sugar Or splenda

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

then1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup shelled pistachio's

1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350*

1.  In a bowl beat sugar, eggs on high speed untill fluffy ( 3-5 minutes) then add

     vanilla.

2. In a seperate bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt and then add to the

    egg mixture and beat until combined. Fold in cranberries and nuts.

3. Transfer dough onto a well floured counter and roll into a log shape about 12

     inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide. You may have to flour your hands to form

    the log as log is sticky.





4.  Place log on baking sheet and bake about 25 minutes or until firm to touch.

      Remove from oven and let it cool on a wire rack 10 minutes.

5.  Reduce oven heat to 325* 



6.  transfer log to a cutting board and cut about 1/2 inch slices on the diagonal

      Place biscotti cut side down on baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes .  Turn

     over the biscotti and bake another 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

    Remove from oven and let cool.  Store in an air tight container.



     

    

  



chocolate covered cherries and buckeyes

I wanted to make some chocolate covered cherries and buckeyes for Christmas gifts this year and so I used a filling for making potato candy,which I got from a foodie group I am on and the one that submitted the recipe is Leila Rockwell.

Ingredients

1 sm	mashed potato
1-6 c	powdered sugar
1-2 tsp	vanilla extract or your choice
1/2 tsp	salt
	chocolate, peanut butter, coconut, etc
1 lb	semisweet chocolate, chopped or chocolate chips. more if needed
1 + Tbsp	shortening to thin. when chocolate begins to thicken add a little more shortening. be careful and not add to much.

Directions

1

The main ingredients for this old fashioned candy are mashed potato and confectioners sugar. You can use any flavor you want and even add peanuts, coconut, chocolate, maraschino cherries and wrap dough around them.

2

In a mixing bowl combine the potato, salt and vanilla. Sift the confectioners sugar over potato, stirring and adding about 1 cup at a time. Mixture will liquefy when first sugar is added then gradually begin to thicken.

 

 

3

When it becomes the consistency of stiff dough, knead it even though not all the sugar has been added. After kneading, cover with a damp cloth and chill until a small spoonful can be rolled into a ball. Shape in the size of balls you want.

 

3, For the cherry filling I flattened each ball of filling and placed a cherry in the middle and brought up the filling to cover the cherry. 

4.  To make the buckeyes I mixed peanut butter into the filling and rolled into balls.

5. I used melting chocolate and about 1 Tbsp shortening and placed in a micro safe bowl and microwaved until chocolate had melted and gave it a good stir.

6. Take the bowl of melted chocolate over to a table to work on and dip the cherry balls and peanut butter balls in the chocolate and place on a parchment covered cookie sheet and place in the freezer till chocolate has hardened..3-5 minutes.

Place in air tight container.  You can add all kinds of stuff in this filling, coconut, chopped nuts etc.