Potato-Vegetable Rings "Luftikus"
Light and airy snack for kids that also works great as finger food at a children's party.
Ingredients
- 500 g Potatoes
- Salt
- 1 large carrot
- 10 g green olives (seedless; 4 green olives)
- 50 g onions (1 onion)
- 20 g butter (1 tbsp)
- 150 ml milk (1.5% fat)
- 1 egg
- nutmeg
Instructions
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1.
Wash the potatoes and cook them with skin in salted water for 20-25 minutes.
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2.
Meanwhile wash, peel, and dice the carrot into very fine cubes.
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3.
Finely chop the olives. Peel and finely chop the onion as well.
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4.
Heat the butter in a pot. Sauté the onions until translucent.
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5.
Add the carrots, olives, and 3‑4 tbsp of water. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes (add more water if needed).
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6.
Drain the potatoes, let them steam off, then peel. Press them into a bowl with a potato masher. Add the cooked vegetables.
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7.
Whisk milk and egg in a small bowl, pour into the potato‑vegetable mixture and stir. Season with salt and a pinch of nutmeg.
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8.
Beat the mash with a whisk until frothy and let it cool.
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9.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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10.
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip with the mash and pipe small rings onto the sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (180 °C fan, gas: level 3) for 10 minutes until golden brown.
