Baked Potato Poppers

By jodieg

Ingredients

• 2 large russet (baking)
• potatoes (about 1 pound)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 Tb. cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp. coarse salt
• 1/4 tsp. white pepper
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Ketchup

Details

Adapted from food.usaweekend.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees, with a rack in the middle position. Put a rimmed baking sheet in the oven to preheat. Peel and grate the potatoes, and transfer to a large bowl. Cover with boiling water by 2 inches. Let stand for 10 minutes.

Drain the potatoes in a colander and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Squeeze the potatoes to remove excess moisture, and transfer back to the large bowl. Add the flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper and egg yolk and fold into the potatoes.

Spread the panko on another rimmed baking sheet. With wet hands, pinch off tablespoons of the potato mixture, form into balls and coat with the panko crumbs.

Carefully remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and coat with 2 Tbs. of the olive oil. Quickly transfer the poppers to the baking sheet and drizzle with the remaining 2 Tbs. olive oil. Bake for about 30 minutes, flipping once, until golden brown and crispy.

Serve with ketchup.

YIELD: 6 servings
PER SERVING (4 pieces): 242 CALORIES, 33g CARBOHYDRATES, 5g PROTEIN,
10g FAT (2g saturated), 2g FIBER, 31mg CHOLESTEROL, 188mg SODIUM

EXCERPTED FROM MAD HUNGRY CRAVINGS BY LUCINDA SCALA QUINN (ARTISAN BOOKS). COPYRIGHT © 2013.