POTATO GHOSTS

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Provided by Kemp Minifie

Categories     Milk/Cream     Mixer     Egg     Potato     Side     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Halloween     Root Vegetable     Boil     Butter     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 pounds large boiling potatoes (preferably white-fleshed)
3/4 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 1/4 cups whole milk
3 large egg yolks
Nigella seeds (sometimes mislabeled "black onion seeds") or caraway seeds for garnish
Equipment: a potato ricer or a food mill fitted with medium disk; a pastry bag with 3/4-inch plain tip

Steps:

  • Peel and quarter potatoes, then cover with water in a 4-quart pot and season well with salt. Simmer, partially covered, until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • While potatoes are simmering, heat butter and milk in a small saucepan until butter is melted. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle.
  • Drain potatoes and force through ricer into a large bowl (or mixer bowl if using stand mixer). Beat in milk mixture, yolks, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper with an electric mixer at low speed until combined.
  • Spread about one-third of potatoes in a buttered 1 1/2-quart shallow ovenproof dish. Transfer remaining potatoes to pastry bag. Pipe potatoes close together into 2 1/2- to 3-inch-high pointed mounds to form "'ghosts" and garnish each mound with 2 seeds for "eyes."
  • Bake until tips of ghosts are golden and potatoes are firm, 20 to 25 minutes.

Ambreal Jones
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These potato ghosts were a hit at my Halloween party! They were so easy to make and they looked so festive.


wanyawii dairy
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I made these potato ghosts for my kids' Halloween party and they loved them! They were so excited to help me make them and they thought they were the cutest things ever.


John Mwilewa
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These potato ghosts are a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. They're also a fun and easy way to get your kids involved in the kitchen.


Malissia Reuschling
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These potato ghosts were a little more work than I expected, but they were worth it. They were so cute and everyone loved them.


Purna Shahi
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I'm not a big fan of mashed potatoes, but these potato ghosts were actually really good! The cheese and bacon bits added a lot of flavor.


muhammad ayaan
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These potato ghosts are so cute and easy to make! I'll definitely be making them again for my next Halloween party.


M Arshad Arshad
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I made these potato ghosts for my Halloween party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them and they were gone in no time.


Amelia Mpiti
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I used sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes and they turned out great! They were a little sweeter than the traditional potato ghosts, but they were still delicious.


ttslove ttslove
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These potato ghosts were a fun and easy way to get my kids involved in the kitchen. They loved helping me make them and they thought they were the cutest things ever.


Victory Chijioke
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I made these potato ghosts for my Halloween party and they were a huge hit! They were so easy to make and they looked so festive.


Ahmad Assarr
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These potato ghosts were a little more work than I expected, but they were worth it. They were so cute and everyone loved them.


Mesele Alemayehu
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I'm not a big fan of mashed potatoes, but these potato ghosts were actually really good! The cheese and bacon bits added a lot of flavor.


HR Shanto
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These potato ghosts are so cute and easy to make! I'll definitely be making them again for my next Halloween party.


Bernadette Lim
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I made these potato ghosts for my Halloween party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them and they were gone in no time.


Leilany Puente
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I used sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes and they turned out great! They were a little sweeter than the traditional potato ghosts, but they were still delicious.


Eldin Hicks
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These potato ghosts were a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. They were also a fun and easy way to get my kids involved in the kitchen.


Josephine Garcia
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I made these potato ghosts for my kids' Halloween party and they loved them! They were so excited to help me make them and they thought they were the cutest things ever.


Laura lou
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These potato ghosts were a hit at my Halloween party! They were so easy to make and they looked so festive.