There is nothing like homemade knish!! Eat it for a side dish or make small ones for appetizers!!
Ingredients and Variations
Ingredients: pastry – all purpose flour, salt, baking powder, egg, apple cider vinegar, water, vegetable oil, bacon grease. Filling – russet potatoes, white onions, chicken bouillon, water, salt, pepper, butter.
Variations: gold or red potatoes can be used instead of russet, any oil can be used, butter or margarine can replace bacon grease, chicken broth can be used in place of bouillon, any onion can be used. Any addition you like can be added: such as crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, herbs.
Ingredients
- Filling
2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 medium onion, chopped
enough water for cooking potatoes or chicken broth
1 tsp powdered chicken bouillon
11/2 tsp salt, divided
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp onion powder
4 tbsp butter
- Pastry
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup bacon grease or butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup water
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Directions
- Put potatoes and onions in pot and add just enough water or broth to cover. Add 1 tsp salt and chicken bouillon if using water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are fork tender.
- Drain half the cooking liquid off potatoes and reserve the rest in case you need it. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon onion powder to potatoes with 4 tablespoons of butter and half the cooking liquid, mash together to desired consistency. Add more of the cooking liquid if needed. Set aside to cool.
- Dough: Add all ingredients to a bowl, bring together into a dough, knead for 5 minutes. Cover and set aside for 20 minutes to rest.
- heat oven to 350°
- Divide dough in half, roll out half into a rectangle 1/4 inch thick18 x 10 inches or so. along inner edge. pile spoonful’s of potato mixture in a line, roll it up with potato mixture staying all in the middle, cut them 2 1/2 inches apart, pinch one side closed using it for the bottom, form into a round, best you can and place onto a lined baking sheet.
- Make an egg wash with 1 whole egg and 1 tablespoon of water, whisk together and brush pastries with it. Sprinkle with salt if desired and bake 30 – 40 minutes until golden.
- Serve as a side dish with onion gravy or eat it as the main dish with salad . Turn these into appetizers by making them smaller and adding in some shredded cheese and bacon or extra veg and herbs.
