Two Tone Potato Cups Recipe
- 3 red-skinned med. potatoes (1 lb.) cooked and liquid removed
- 2 med. sweet potatoes (1 lb.), cooked and liquid removed
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 egg white
- 1/3 teaspoon onion pwdr
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel (optional)
- 2 tbsp. butter, melted
- PEEL ALL OF THE POTATOES.
- In 2 separate mixing bowls, mash the white potatoes and sweet potatoes with an electric mixer on low speed till smooth, adding 1 Tbsp.
- of butter to each.
- Beat the egg white and onion pwdr into white potatoes.
- Beat the egg yolk and orange peel into the sweet potatoes.
- Season both potato mixtures with salt and white pepper to taste.
- Line a baking sheet with foil; spray with non-stick spray coating.
- Using a wooden spoon, spread about 1/4 c. of the sweet potato mix into 2 1/2 to 3- inch nest on the foil.
- Repeat with the rest of the sweet potato mix, making 8 nests total.
- Spoon the white potato mix into a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tip.
- Pipe white potato mix into the center of the sweet potato nests.
- Loosely cover nest with plastic wrap and refrigeratefor 2-24 hrs.
- At serving time, drizzle the melted butter over the potato nests.
- Bake the nests, uncovered, in a 500 degree oven for 10-12 min or possibly till golden.
- Or possibly, broil potato nests 4 inches from the heat about 7 min.
- Let stand for 1-2 min.
- Use a wide spatula to carefully transfer the nests to dinner plates.
- Yield: 4 side-dish servings.
potatoes, sweet potatoes, butter, egg, onion pwdr, egg yolk, orange peel, butter
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/two-tone-potato-cups-57581 (may not work)