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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The first known recipe for the dish was published in La Nouvelle Cuisini?re Bourgeoise in 1746.
2. Duchess potatoes (Wikidata)
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Duchess potatoes (Wikipedia)
- In Cuisine: French Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- Uses Ingredient: Egg, Infobox main_ingredient field: Mashed potatoes, eggs
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