Knish

By

Todd Wilbur Top Secret Recipes
Recipe Type: Bread
Calories: 242
Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Recipe Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)
Here's a recipe that comes from a challenge issued by the New York Daily News. They wanted to find out if a West
Coast dude could duplicate the taste of an authentic New York City knish. But, mind you, not just any knish. This
knish comes from one of the oldest knisheries in the Big Apple, a place that also takes pride in the low fat content
of its knishes as opposed to the popular deep­fried variety. When I tasted the famous Yonah Schimmel knish (the
first knish I had ever sampled), I realized that not only could a simple clone recipe be created, but that the fat
gram count could come in even lower. The Daily News even went so far as to have a lab analyze the fat content of
not only the original knish and the clone but also the fat grams in a street vendor knish and a supermarket knish,
just for comparison. The lab results are listed following the recip

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Ingredients

  • 6 medium russet potatoes
  • 5 tablespoons reduced­fat butter
  • 3/4 cup minced white onion (about 1/4 of an onion)
  • 1/2 cup fat­free chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Optional
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 12 sheets phyllo dough

Preparation

Step 1

1. Peel and quarter the potatoes, then transfer them to a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil
over medium heat and boil for 25 minutes, or until a knife stuck in a potato quarter encounters no resistance.
Strain the water from the potatoes and then mash them in a large bowl.
2. Saute the onion in 2 tablespoons butter over medium­low heat for about 5 minutes, or until translucent but not
brown. Add the onion to the mashed potatoes, along with the broth, salt, pepper, and chives and/or red pepper
flakes, if desired. Melt an additional 1 tablespoon butter (in your microwave is easiest) and add that to the
potatoes as well. Stir to combine.
3. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
4. Slice in half a stack of 3 sheets of phyllo dough (roll up all remaining sheets so that they do not dry out).
Measure 1 cup of potato mixture and roll it into a ball with your hands. Place the ball into the center of the phyllo,
then bring up the dough and wrap it around the potato filling. Brush the dough with melted butter to keep it sealed
around the potato filling, and place the knish onto a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients ­­ you
should have 8 knishes ­­ and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the knishes are nicely browned.
Makes 8 knishes.
How They Stack Up1/14/2015 Top Secret Recipes | Yonah Schimmel Low­Fat New York City Knish Copycat Recipe
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Yonah­Schimmel­Low­Fat­New­York­City­Knish­Copycat­Recipe.html?printable=Y 2/2
Top Secret Recipes knish ­ Price: 40 cents, Wt: 6.75 ounces, Fat: 3.63 grams
Yonah Schimmel knish ­ Price: $1.50, Wt: 11.27 ounces, Fat: 7.01 grams
Street vendor knish ­ Price: $1, Wt: 4.35 ounces, Fat: 4.53 grams
Supermarket knish ­ Price $1.50, Wt: 9.89 ounces, Fat: 11.27 grams

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