Duchess potatoes, known in French as pommes de terre duchesse, are a puree of mashed potato, egg yolk, and butter that is piped or hand molded into shapes and baked in a high temperature oven until golden. They are typically seasoned like mashed potatoes with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and are a classic dish of French cuisine found in historic French cookbooks. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Do duchess potatoes contain cream or cheese?
According to CooksInfo, "Many versions now add milk or cream, but there is no milk or cream in the classical French version, nor is there any cheese."
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The first known recipe for the dish was published in La Nouvelle Cuisinière Bourgeoise in 1746.
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Duchess potatoes (French: pommes de terre duchesse) consist of a purée of mashed potato, egg yolk, and butter, which is forced from a piping bag or hand-moulded into various shapes which are then baked in a high temperature oven until golden.
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- Uses Ingredient: Egg, Infobox main_ingredient field: Mashed potatoes, eggs
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