Mashed Potato Kolachkes Recipes

MASHED POTATO KOLACHKES

Steps:

• Place potato in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Mash potato; set aside 1/2 cup (discard or save remaining potato for another use)., In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, milk, shortening, 4 tablespoons butter, egg, salt, reserved cooking liquid and mashed potato. Beat in 2 cups flour until smooth. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes., Turn onto a well-floured surface. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Cover and let rise for 15 minutes or until almost doubled. Melt the remaining butter., Brush each roll with butter. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully make a 1-inch round indentation in the center of each roll with the back of a spoon. Fill with a rounded teaspoon of filling. , Return to oven until lightly browned, about 5-10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Combine confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over warm rolls.

THE BEST MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes; cook until tender but still firm. Drain and return to stove over low heat to dry for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add butter, Parmesan cheese, chives, cream cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Use a potato masher to mash until smooth, and serve.

BASIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain.
• In a small saucepan heat butter and milk over low heat until butter is melted. Using a potato masher or electric beater, slowly blend milk mixture into potatoes until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

POTATO REFRIGERATOR KOLACHES DOUGH

Steps:

• Boil and mash potatoes.
• While hot add potato water.
• Mash so there are no lumps; add butter.
• Add cold water with the powdered milk, sugar and eggs.
• Add yeast when not too hot.
• Add 2 cups flour; mix.
• Add rest of flour; mix until smooth.
• Put in a covered container so that it is only 1/4 full.
• Put in refrigerator overnight.
• Next day make buns size of walnut; put on cookie sheet.
• Work with dough while cold.
• If you don't want to work with all the dough at one time, return rest to refrigerator and use next day; this dough is supposed to last in refrigerator for 6 days.
• Grease the buns with pure lard or oil.
• Let rise until nearly double.
• Make dents in the center and put in the filling.
• Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove from oven; grease with shortening; cool.
• If to be frozen, cool slightly and pack in air tight contaners.
• Before they get too cold, freeze; if packed slightly warm it keeps in the freshness.