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Sweet Potatoes "Duchesse"
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(Recipe ID: 352)
Serves 6
Preparation time: 30 minutes; Cook time: 45 minutes
Source: Chef Joseph Lowery
Variation on the French classic, "Pommes Duchesse" - cooked potatoes pureed with egg and butter, then shaped and baked.
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups Sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 2 Eggs
- 3 tablespoons Butter
- 3 tablespoons Whipping cream
- Pinch of salt, white pepper and nutmeg *
- 1/3 cup Finely grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Boil sweet potatoes in salted water to cover.
- When done drain and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Place sweet potatoes in a sauce pan over a moderate heat, stirring constantly to help dry them a bit.
- Return sweet potatoes to mixer, then add the eggs one by one and then the butter.
- Gradually add the cream and season.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Butter a baking sheet and dust with flour.
- Fill a large pastry bag fitted with a star tip with the sweet potato mixture, while still warm.
- Pipe out large rosettes (or drop the mixture in mounds using an ice cream scoop).
- Sprinkle with cheese and bake for about 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Serve immediately.
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