KOSHER MEAT AND POTATO KNISHES RECIPE BY LEAH SCHAPIRA AND VICTORIA DWEK

Kosher Meat And Potato Knishes Recipe By Leah Schapira and Victoria Dwek image

This recipe for mini Meat and Potato Knishes is from Leah Schapira and Victoria Dwek's "Kids Cooking Made Easy: Favorite Triple-Tested Recipes." Best of all, it's kosher!

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

5 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 large egg
Dough:
1/4 cup oil
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup water
Filling:
3 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup whole-grain mustard
4 ounces sliced pastrami or corned beef, cut into small squares

Steps:

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water. Place pot over high heat and bring water to a boil. Boil until potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes. Ask an adult to drain the potatoes in a colander.
In a bowl, mash the potatoes.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
To prepare the dough: In a large bowl, combine 1 cup mashed potatoes, oil, flour, baking powder, salt, and water. First, use a spoon and mix until ingredients are combined. Then, knead dough with your hands until smooth. Set aside.
To prepare the filling: Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until completely soft and slightly golden, about 10 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine remaining mashed potatoes, sautéed onion, and salt.
To assemble the knishes: On a piece of parchment paper, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick (if you canât roll the dough thin enough, you can always stretch out the dough after cutting into squares). Cut the dough into 3-inch squares.
Spread squares with mustard. Place a large spoonful of potato filling on mustard. Top with two squares of pastrami. (The knishes will double in size while baking, so you want them to be really stuffed.)
Stretch the sides of the dough over the top of the knish and pinch together. Place on prepared baking sheet, seam side down.
To prepare the egg wash: Break egg into a bowl. Using a fork, beat the egg. Using a pastry brush, brush knishes with beaten egg.
Place baking sheet into oven. Bake until knishes are golden, 25-30 minutes.