Embark on a culinary journey to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where hearty and comforting flavors reign supreme. Discover the iconic Pennsylvania Dutch Potato and Bread Filling, a delectable dish that weaves together a tapestry of textures and flavors. This filling is a versatile culinary chameleon, seamlessly adapting to various recipes, from savory pot pies to golden-crusted casseroles. Dive into the depths of this classic recipe, where tender potatoes, crusty bread, and a symphony of savory seasonings unite to create a dish that will warm your soul and tantalize your taste buds. Unravel the secrets behind this treasured Pennsylvania Dutch tradition and unlock a world of culinary possibilities.
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PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POTATO FILLING
These potatoes are perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas! They are my husband's family tradition in Pennsylvania. This is the actual recipe from my husband's great-grandmother. I cut it down by a third for my family of 4. But I have given you the full recipe so you can cut it however you would like. There is a family 'secret ingredient' that I have never been told and so it's not in this recipe :( I believe it will still be yummy without the 'secret,' but if you happen to know what that is, then add it in ;)
Provided by Shauna Rhoads
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the potato cubes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
- Melt 1/2 cup of butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onions and celery until they are reduced and browned, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 glass baking dishes, each 9x13 inches.
- Place another 1/2 cup of butter into the work bowl of a stand mixer, and add the cooked potatoes. Start the mixer on Low setting. While mixer is running, pour in 1 cup of milk, and add 1 tablespoon of seasoned salt and 4 slices of torn bread. Mix those ingredients briefly into the mixture, and pour in 1/2 cup of milk and 4 more bread slices. Mix that addition, and then mix in 2 more bread slices.
- After the last 2 bread slices have been roughly incorporated, place another 1/2 cup of butter, 1 tablespoon of seasoned salt, all the onions, celery, and butter from the skillet, and 4 more slices of bread into the mixer bowl. Mix to incorporate, and finally mix in 2 to 4 additional torn bread slices. Allow the mixer to run until the dressing is the desired consistency.
- Place half the dressing into each prepared baking dish, and top the dressing with the remaining 1/2 cup of butter, cut into thin slices and scattered over the top. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon of seasoned salt evenly over the top of the dishes. Cover the dishes with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the dressing is browned, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 544.1 calories, Carbohydrate 72.1 g, Cholesterol 62.8 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 15.2 g, Sodium 975.8 mg, Sugar 6.2 g
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POTATO FILLING RECIPE
PA Dutch Potato filling is a delicious side dish made of mashed potatoes and bread stuffing. A popular Thanksgiving side dish in Pennsylvania.
Provided by Anna
Categories Side Dish
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut bread slices into small cubes and let sit out to dry overnight. Or toast them in the oven until lightly browned.
- Peel, cut, and boil potatoes in water until soft. Drain the water and mash with a mixer until smooth.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter and continue cooking until lightly browned. (It will be caramel in color and have a wonderful nutty aroma.)
- Finely chop the onion and celery (I use my Ninja chopper). Add them to the browned butter and cook for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Add the beaten eggs, milk, and seasonings to the slightly cooled butter mixture.
- Add the egg/butter mixture to the mashed potatoes. Mix well. Then stir in the bread cubes.
- Grease a casserole dish with butter and fill it with the potato filling. You can bake this immediately or cool and refrigerate for the next day.
- Bake, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking for another 10 minutes.
- Drizzle with additional brown butter, or serve with gravy.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 297 kcal, Carbohydrate 45 g, Protein 9 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Sodium 592 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 5 g, UnsaturatedFat 3 g
PA DUTCH POTATO FILLING
This was a staple side dish for all holidays when growing up.. there are so many good dishes my Gram used to make..some use it to stuff a turkey, we just had it as a side dish..
Provided by Cassie *
Categories Other Side Dishes
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Peel and cut the potatoes into quarter pieces and place in a medium size kettle. Cover the potatoes with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes or until soft.
- 2. In a separate pan place the chopped celery and onion with ½ cup butter and saute until the mixture starts to become soft (5 minutes on medium-high heat).
- 3. Chop the bread into small cubes and place into celery and onion mixture with two tablespoons of butter. Saute until the bread gets covered with the butter mixture (about 3 minutes).
- 4. Drain the water out of the potatoes. Mash the potatoes and add 4 tablespoons of butter. Mix milk and egg together and add to the potato mixture. Add celery mixture, parsley and flour. Add pepper and salt to taste, and mix well.
- 5. Put the potatoes into a well-greased casserole dish. Place the remaining butter on top of the potatoes. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes, or until the top of the casserole is brown.
- 6. At times gram would put crumbled smoked bacon in to change it up a bit.
POTATO BREAD (PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STYLE)
Nothing beats the smell of bread baking in the oven. This recipe makes 2 nice size round loaves. The bread is chewy with a nice crust. Perfect to serve with your favorite homemade soup.
Provided by Susan Bickta
Categories Savory Breads
Time 4h45m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Cook potatoes in 1/2 cup water until soft. Strain cooking liquid into bowl and save. Mash potatoes and set aside.
- 2. In a small bowl, combine the 3/4 cup warm water, sugar and yeast. Gently stir to combine and set aside for 5-6 minutes to "bloom".
- 3. Meanwhile, in a very large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Add the water, potatoes, butter and yeast mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon. (At this point, if the mixture seems dry add a little more water. If the mixture is too wet, add a little more flour.)
- 4. Mix with hands and knead for about 2-3 minutes to incorporate all of the ingredients. Mixture will be slightly sticky but should not stick too much to side of bowl.
- 5. Cover and let rise in a warm draft-free place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- 6. Punch down dough and knead for 2-3 minutes using additional flour as needed to prevent sticking. Dough should feel smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl and turn dough to coat. Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- 7. Punch down dough and knead for 2-3 minutes using additional flour as needed to prevent sticking.
- 8. Divide dough in half and form each half into a round loaf. Place each loaf on a parchment-lined baking sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
- 9. Cover and let rise 1 hour. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 10. When ready to bake, cut an "X" on top of each loaf. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped with fingertip.
- 11. Brush each loaf with melted butter and cool on wire rack.
- 12. To store, wrap in waxed paper and then place in a plastic bag.
- 13. ****Note**** 1 2-ounce cake of yeast is equivalent to 1 strip (3 1/4-ounce packets) of active dry yeast.
NANA'S PA DUTCH POTATO AND BREAD FILLING
This is my Nana's mother's recipe, which was probably her mother's (who only spoke Pa-German). Nana made this every holiday with turkey and ham. It's a bit of work, but well worth it. Nana always made it the day before and baked it the day of eating it.
Provided by Parsley
Categories Potato
Time 1h5m
Yield 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Boil potatoes until tender; drain. Place in large bowl and mash with 4 tbsp butter, milk and chicken stock.
- While potatoes are cooking, in a large skillet over med-high heat, melt 3/4 cup butter; add chopped celery, onion, and parsley; sautee until tender -- about 7-10 minutes. Add salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium and add the toasted bread cubes. Cook, stirring frequently, for another 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and fold into the mashed potato mixture. Fold in the beaten eggs and stir everything together well.
- Pour into a greased/sprayed 13" x 9" (or larger) pan. Cover and bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until lightly browning on top.
- Serve.
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POTATO STUFFING
From the well-known Miller's Smorgasbord restaurant in Ronks, Pennsylvania. This is a delicious and filling dish that can help you use up leftover mashed potatoes. One of the easiest Potato Stuffing recipes ever.
Provided by Kats Mom
Categories Potato
Time 45m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Finely chop the onion and celery.
- Saute onion and celery in butter.
- Add bread cubes, beaten eggs, chicken broth, salt and pepper.
- Add mashed potatoes.
- Bake in a casserole dish for 30 minutes, until golden brown on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.2, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 87.9, Sodium 610.1, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 3.9, Protein 6.3
POTATO STUFFING
This is an old Pennsylvania Dutch recipe I've always served as a side dish. The simple addition of onion and celery gives the potatoes a special flavor, and the parsley adds color.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread, potatoes and parsley. Spoon into a greased 1-qt. casserole. , Bake, uncovered, until top is lightly browned, 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 344mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
Tips:
- When selecting potatoes, choose firm, starchy varieties such as Russet or Yukon Gold, as they hold their shape well during cooking.
- Use day-old bread for the filling; fresh bread tends to be too soft and may result in a mushy filling.
- For a crispy filling, toast the bread cubes before combining them with the other ingredients.
- If you don't have dried sage, you can substitute fresh sage; use about twice the amount (2 tablespoons) and chop it finely.
- Serve the filling immediately or store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Pennsylvania Dutch Potato and Bread Filling is a versatile and flavorful side dish that can be enjoyed with a variety of main courses. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you prefer a crispy or soft filling, or with or without sage, this recipe is sure to please everyone at your table.
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