KCB 8.19: Potato and Cottage Cheese Rolls with Cranberry Sauce
Potato and Cottage Cheese Rolls with Cranberry Sauce
This is my adaptation of a rich and unusual savoury dish from Lithuania. Large baking potatoes are mashed, mixed with fresh cottage cheese, rolled with rich pastry, baked, and served hot with a spoonful of sour cream and cranberry sauce. Present this stunning dish for a special dinner party.
• PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes
• BAKING TIME: 30 minutes
• YIELD: 8 rolls
• BAKING TIME: 30 minutes
• YIELD: 8 rolls
• 2 to 3 medium baking potatoes, boiled and peeled to make 2 cups (500 ml) mashed potatoes
• 1 cup (250 ml) full-cream cottage cheese
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (7 ml) salt
• 1/8 teaspoon (0.5 ml) black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) plain flour
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking powder
• 70 g (2 1/2 ounces) butter, cut into little pieces
• 2 cups (500 ml) sour cream
• 1 tablespoon (20 ml) butter, reserved
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) cranberry sauce
• 1 cup (250 ml) full-cream cottage cheese
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (7 ml) salt
• 1/8 teaspoon (0.5 ml) black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) plain flour
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking powder
• 70 g (2 1/2 ounces) butter, cut into little pieces
• 2 cups (500 ml) sour cream
• 1 tablespoon (20 ml) butter, reserved
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) cranberry sauce
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1. Mix the mashed potatoes with the cottage cheese, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt, and black pepper. Set aside.
2. Combine the flour, remaining salt, and baking powder and sieve into another large bowl.
3. Rub the butter into the flour mixture with your fingertips until it resembles a coarse meal. Add half the sour cream to this flour mixture and work into a soft but not sticky dough you may need to add more flour. Knead the dough on a lightly floured board for a few minutes.
4. Gather the dough into a smooth ball and, with a rolling pin, roll it on the floured board into a 20 cm x 30 cm (8-inch x 12-inch) rectangle.
5. Spread the potato and cottage cheese mixture in a smooth even layer over the pastry. Roll the pastry to form a 30 cm (12-inch) long roll. Cut it into 8 sections.
6. Place the 8 swirls of pastry on a buttered baking tray. Melt the reserved butter and brush it over the pastries. Place the tray in the centre of a preheated 200°C/390°F oven and bake for about 1/2 hour or until the pastry rolls are golden brown.
7. Remove the rolls from the oven and place on individual serving plates topped with liberal spoonfuls of sour cream and cranberry sauce. Serve hot.
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