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Potato puff is a delicious twist on mashed potatoes made with cooked potatoes, milk, eggs, white cheddar cheese, butter, and chives. Think twice-baked potatoes baked-up in a cast-iron skillet. Lots of tasty goodness in there!! This flavorful side dish is a great recipe to make with leftover mashed potatoes.
The month of October flew by, full of busy activities, and I never even got around to my Vintage recipes post. I think that the 95 Halloween cake pops that I made had a little something to do with it. This potato puff recipe is inspired by a recipe from my great grandmother’s cookbook, Table, Home and Health. It reminds me of my mom’s potato soufflé, a family favorite, so I wanted to give it a try.
If you are new to my Project Vintage Recipes posts, I am trying out a recipe from my great grandmother’s recipe collection each month for 2011. Some of the recipes are her own handwritten favorites and others come from newspaper clippings and her old cookbook published in 1892. It’s such a treasure to have all these old recipes!
Tips For Making This Skillet Potato Puff Recipe
A few things to jazz it up would be diced and sautéed pancetta or crumbled bacon, onions, and different kinds of cheese. I added 8 oz of Cabot’s white cheddar to this recipe, but Gruyere would be amazing here, too. The more you whip the mashed potatoes, the lighter and fluffier the puff turns out. I like a little more texture, so I just lightly mash them until they are the right consistency.
How To Make A Skillet Potato Puff {Potato Soufflé}
Easy Skillet Potato Puff
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked and mashed potatoes
- 6 tbsp milk
- 4 eggs separated
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 oz shredded white cheddar cheese
- optional add-ins: crumbled bacon onions, pancetta, fresh herbs, sour cream
- 2-3 tbsp fresh chives chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray cast-iron skillet with olive oil spray or rub with butter and set aside
- Stir together potatoes, egg yolks, butter, milk, and chives in a large bowl until well mixed.
- Next, Stir in cheese.
- Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until stiff and gently fold into potato mixture.
- Pour potato mixture into the greased skillet.
- Bake (in the cast iron skillet) in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Notes
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Donna
awwwww….I love this post!!! The pie looks WONDERFUL, but the meaning behind it is just priceless:) Too cute:)
Kimby
I love old cookbooks and your great-grandmother’s is a gem. The recipe above it (Potato Snow) was so neat, too! Thanks for this.