Best Silk Purse Potatoes Recipes

SILKY SWEET POTATO PUREE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position; heat to 425 degrees. Place potatoes on a foil-lined pan; bake 45 to 60 minutes, until tender. Peel when cool enough to handle.
• Puree with salt and pepper in a food processor. With motor running, gradually add milks through feeder tube, then butter. Process until silken. (Can make up to 2 days ahead; store in an airtight container.) Reheat and serve.

POTATO SILK WITH TRUFFLE OIL

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in medium saucepan of salted boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain; return to saucepan. Mash until smooth; transfer to processor. Bring milk to simmer in heavy small saucepan.
• Add hot milk, butter, and truffle oil to potatoes; blend until smooth. Season with salt and white pepper. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Stir over medium-low heat to rewarm.)
• *Available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores, and some supermarkets.

BEG FOR MORE DIVINE POTATO PURSES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Clean the potatoes under cold running water. Prick them with a fork, and place on a baking dish and bake for 1 hour, or until a knife slides through nice and clean without any resistance. Remove skins, they should just slip right off. Put the potatoes through a food mill.
• Put potatoes in a bowl and add egg yolks, flour, cinnamon, and salt and mix until combined. Be careful not to over-work the dough. Pinch off tablespoons of dough and roll into balls.
• Preheat a fryer or a deep pot halfway filled with oil to 350 degrees F.
• Take 1 sheet of phyllo dough and cut into 3-inch circles. Brush with butter and place a ball of sweet potato dough in the center and pinch into a purse at the top. Continue to do this using more phyllo and you have used all of the potato dough.
• Place into hot oil to deep fry to a golden brown color. Place in a bowl of caramel sauce and dust with powdered sugar.
• Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until melted. Turn up the heat to medium-high and cook until caramel colored. Take off the heat and add butter and cream. Be careful, caramel may splatter. Set aside to cool.

POTATO SILK WITH TRUFFLE OIL

Steps:

• Cover potatoes in cold, salted water in medium saucepan set over medium heat and gently cook potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain; return to saucepan. Mash until smooth; transfer to processor. Bring milk to simmer in heavy small saucepan.
• Add hot milk, butter, and truffle oil to potatoes; blend until smooth. DO NOT OVER BLEND or the consistency will be gummy.
• Season with salt and white pepper. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Stir over medium-low heat to rewarm.).