Name: Boxty
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 900 gram nadine potatoes, peeled; 100 gram butter; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 3 cup (450g) self-raising flour; 1 tablespoon milk; 2 teaspoon sesame seeds

Boxty

Delicious and simple! Boxty is a traditional Irish pancake, made of mashed and grated potato.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

1H 10M

Ingredients

900 gram nadine potatoes, peeled

100 gram butter

1 clove garlic, crushed

3 cup (450g) self-raising flour

1 tablespoon milk

2 teaspoon sesame seeds

Method

1.Boil, steam or microwave half the potatoes; drain, then mash in a large bowl until smooth. Coarsely grate remaining raw potatoes.

2.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line two oven trays with baking paper.

3.Add butter, garlic, flour and grated potato to mashed potato; stir until mixture forms a dough.

4.Knead dough on a lightly floured surface; divide into quarters. Using hands, shape each quarter into a 20cm round; score a shallow cross into top of each round.

5.Place rounds on trays; brush with milk, sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds. Bake, uncovered, in oven for 20 minutes. Cover with foil; bake for a further 20 minutes or until boxty is cooked through.

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