Potatoes are one of the most nutritious and widely consumed tubers in the world. They form part of many recipes, especially starters and main courses… But what if we could make a potato dessert? Well, it is possible. Let’s do it!
Ingredients
- 2 large potatoes for boiling
- 200 g of wheat flour
- 200 ml milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 200 g sugar
- 200 ml water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 200 g blueberry jam
- 100 g ground walnuts
Preparation
Wash the potatoes and boil them in a saucepan over a low heat for 20 minutes, until they are soft. Then peel and grate them.
Put 200 ml. of milk and 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan. When it comes to the boil, add the grated potatoes and sprinkle with flour . Mix and continue cooking over a low heat. Continue mixing for a minute, until the dough is very firm.
Leave it to cool, and when the dough is lukewarm, add the vanilla and then the eggs one by one, mixing them in each time. Keep stirring until the dough is smooth and homogeneous. It should not be hard, nor liquid.
Then, with the help of 2 teaspoons or a piping bag, make small cakes with the dough, each one the size of a walnut. Place them on baking paper.
Put the pastries in the oven and heat it at 200 ºC for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven for about 10 minutes beforehand.
To prepare the syrup, put 200 g of sugar and 200 ml of water in a saucepan and boil for 25 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and boil for a further 5 minutes. Then add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, turn off the heat and leave to cool.
Place the potato cakes in a serving dish and pour the syrup over them. Wait about 30 minutes. It is better if the cakes are warm and the syrup is cold.
Finally place the cakes on a serving dish, and sprinkle the ground walnuts and blueberry jam on top… They are now ready to eat.
Enjoy!
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