Potato torte is a delectable dish that combines the heartiness of potatoes with the richness of cheese and the aromatic flavors of herbs. This savory pie features layers of thinly sliced potatoes, creamy cheese fillings, and a golden-brown crust. The result is a comforting and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, main course, or side dish. This article presents two variations of potato torte: a classic recipe with a simple cheese filling and a more elaborate version featuring a combination of cheeses, herbs, and vegetables. Both recipes offer step-by-step instructions, ensuring success for home cooks of all skill levels. Whether you prefer a traditional or a more adventurous flavor profile, these potato torte recipes will surely tantalize your taste buds and become a favorite in your culinary repertoire.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
POTATO TORTE
Yummy, easy, flavorful, cheezy...I'm running out of adjectives!!! Adapted from Italian Cooking & Living Magazine.
Provided by CookbookCarrie
Categories Potato
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Place potatoes in a large pot, and add enough cold water to cover, bring to boil and lower heat.
- Simmer until tender but firm, about 5-7 minutes, drain and return to hot pan to dry out.
- Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Saute shallot in butter for about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and turn off heat, set aside to cool.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs.
- Add the shallots mozzarella and 3/4°C Parmigiano, mix to combine.
- Make sure your Cast Iron Pan is buttered all around and on the sides.
- Place 1 layer potatoes in the bottom of the pan, Top with 1/4 of the egg mixture, add another layer of potatoes and 1/4 of the eggs, repeating until all of the ingredients are used.
- Be sure to end with a layer of potatoes.
- Top with remaining Parmigiano and bake 40-50 minutes until tender and knife inserted in center comes out clean.
HERBED SUMMER SQUASH AND POTATO TORTE WITH PARMESAN
Categories Potato Bake Vegetarian Parmesan Squash Summer Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter two 8-inch-diameter cake pans. Set aside 1/4 cup sliced green onions. Toss remaining green onions, cheese, flour, thyme, salt and pepper in medium bowl to blend.
- Layer 1/6 of potatoes in concentric circles in bottom of 1 prepared pan, overlapping slightly. Layer 1/4 of squash in concentric circles atop potatoes. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle with 1/6 of cheese mixture. Repeat with 1/6 of potatoes, then 1/4 of squash and 1 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle with 1/6 of cheese mixture. Top with 1/6 of potatoes. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle with 1/6 of cheese mixture and press gently to flatten. Repeat procedure with second cake pan and remaining potatoes, squash, oil, and cheese mixture.
- Cover pans with foil. Bake until potatoes are almost tender, about 40 minutes. Remove foil; bake uncovered until tortes begin to brown and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes longer. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cool. Cover with foil and chill. Rewarm, covered with foil, in 350°F oven until heated through, about 30 minutes.)
- Cut each torte into wedges. Sprinkle wedges with 1/4 cup green onions; serve.
POTATO-BACON TORTE BY MELISSA D'ARABIAN
This is a recipe that I am posting for safe keeping. I love potatoes and bacon and never thought of using them in a torte. You could also use refrigerated pre-made pie crusts, wouldn't be as good, but quicker!! You could also add in some minced garlic and/or onions to the potato layers for more flavor and you could use a different type of cheese. On the show she served this as a main dish along with a salad and applesauce granita.
Provided by diner524
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 torte/pie, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until just crispy. Drain on paper towel lined plate and set aside. Crumble the bacon when cool to the touch.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat the thyme and cream over low heat to a bare simmer. Turn off the heat and let steep for about 5 minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs.
- Remove the pie pan from the refrigerator. Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise and then finely slice the potatoes. Working in circles, arrange the potato slices in the pie crust, stopping to season each layer with salt, pepper, and about 1/4 of the crumbled bacon. Continue layering until the pie pan is nearly full. Top with an even layer of the cheese and gently pour cream around and over the entire pie, allowing it to seep down between the potato slices. (You may not use all the cream.)
- Roll out the remaining disk of refrigerated dough. Cover the pie with the dough and crimp the edges closed. Brush the top and edges of the crust with egg wash. Make a few slits in the center of the top crust, for the steam to escape, and put the pie pan on a baking sheet. Bake the torte until the crust is browned and crispy and the potatoes are cooked through, about 50 to 60 minutes. If the crust edges get too brown, cover them with some strips of aluminum foil. Remove the pie from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.
- For the Pie Crusts:.
- Put the butter, flour, and salt in the food processor, and pulse lightly just until the mixture resembles wet sand. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing briefly after each spoonful of water. Keep adding water until the dough just begins to gather into larger clumps. Transfer equal amounts of the dough into 2 resealable plastic bags and pat each into a disk. Let rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Remove 1 of the disks from the bag to a flour coated surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a 10-inch round. Gently fit the rolled dough into a 9-inch pie pan, and refrigerate while you prepare the torte ingredients.
- Yield: 2 (9-inch) pie crusts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 922.4, Fat 63, SaturatedFat 31.7, Cholesterol 150.2, Sodium 1004.2, Carbohydrate 77.7, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 0.9, Protein 12.4
POTATO TORTE
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories side dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a pot of salted water, bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, and mash in a mixing bowl.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter an 8- or 9-inch baking pan at least 1 1/2 inches deep, preferably a springform or other loose-bottomed pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper, and heavily butter paper with about 1/2 tablespoon of butter.
- Add the cheese, mortadella, eggs, 2 tablespoons of the milk, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste to the potatoes, and mix well. The potatoes should be smooth and thick, but not stiff. Add a little more milk if necessary. Spread potatoes in baking dish and smooth the top. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and dot with bits of the remaining tablespoon of butter.
- Bake about 35 minutes, until the bread crumbs are golden. Remove from oven and set aside for 10 minutes. Remove the sides of the baking pan, cut into wedges or squares and serve, taking care to lift the pieces off the parchment.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 291, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 524 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
POTATO CHOCOLATE TORTE
Ground almonds, cinnamon, lemon zest, and mashed ('riced') potatoes are the key to this moist chocolate torte.
Provided by Marsha
Categories Desserts Cakes Torte Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- To rice potatoes: place potatoes in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain potatoes, and cool slightly. Hold the ricer over a bowl and force the potatoes through the sieve until completely processed. You will need 1 cup riced potatoes for the recipe.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Sift together flour, baking powder, cloves and cinnamon; set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add yolks, one at a time, beating well with each addition. Add 1 cup riced/mashed potatoes, heavy cream, ground almonds, grated chocolate, and lemon zest and mix well.
- Blend in flour mixture and mix until combined. Beat egg whites with an electric mixer until medium-stiff peaks form.
- Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into batter to lighten it, then fold in remaining egg whites until no streaks remain.
- Pour batter into a 9-inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Let cool, then frost with chocolate frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.7 calories, Carbohydrate 68.6 g, Cholesterol 122.5 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 9.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.8 g, Sodium 218.1 mg, Sugar 39.2 g
POTATO BACON CHEESE TORTE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until just crispy. Drain on paper towel and crumble. In a small saucepan, heat the thyme and cream over low heat to a bare simmer. Turn off the heat and let steep for about 5 minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs. Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise and then finely slice the potatoes. Working in circles, arrange the potato slices in the pie crust, stopping to season each layer with salt, pepper, and about 1/4 of the crumbled bacon. Continue layering until the pie pan is nearly full. Top with an even layer of the cheese and gently pour cream around and over the entire pie, allowing it to seep down between the potato slices. (You may not use all the cream.) Roll out the remaining disk of dough. Cover the pie with the dough and crimp the edges closed. Brush top and edges of crust with egg wash. Make a few slits in the center of the top crust, put the pie on a baking sheet. Bake the torte until the crust is browned and crispy and the potatoes are cooked through, about 50 to 60 minutes. If the crust edges get too brown, cover them with some strips of aluminum foil. Remove the pie from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes before serving. Pie crust: Put the butter, flour, and salt in the food processor, and pulse lightly just until the mixture resembles wet sand. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing briefly after each spoonful of water. Keep adding water until the dough just begins to gather into larger clumps. Transfer equal amounts of the dough into 2 resealable plastic bags and pat each into a disk. Let rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Remove 1 of the disks from the bag to a flour coated surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a 10-inch round. Gently fit the rolled dough into a 9-inch pie pan, and refrigerate while you prepare the torte ingredients.
HERBED SUMMER SQUASH AND POTATO TORTE WITH PARMESAN
An unsual side dish or main dish for a light luncheon. I imagine you can substitute zucchini for the yellow crookneck squash.
Provided by yooper
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Butter 2 8-inch diameter cake pans.
- Set aside 1/4 cup sliced green onions.
- Toss remaining green onions, cheese, flour thyme, salt and pepper in medium bowl to blend.
- Layer 1/6 of potatoes in concentric circles in bottom of 1 prepared pan, overlapping slightly.
- Layer 1/4 of squash in concentric circles atop potatoes.
- Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
- sprinkle with 1/6 of cheese mixture.
- Repeat with 1/6 of potatoes, then 1/4 of squash and 1 teaspoon oil.
- Sprinkle with 1/6 of cheese mixture.
- Top with 1/6 of potatoes.
- Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
- Sprinkle with 1/6 of cheese mixture and press gently to flatten.
- Repeat procedure with second cake pan and remaining potatoes, squash, oil, and cheese mixture.
- Cover pans with foil.
- Bake until potatoes are almost tender, about 40 minutes.
- Remove foil, bake uncovered until tortes begin to brown and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes longer.
- Cut each torte into wedges.
- sprinkle wedges with 1/4 cup green onions and serve.
SWEET POTATO TORTE
Yield 10-12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Crust: combne flour, sugar, salt in food processor, blend 10 seconds. add shortening and pulse until course meal. whisk ice water, oil, egg yolk and vinegar in bowl to blend. add to processor in pulses until dough comes together in moist clumps. ball, flatten aawrap in plastic and refridgerate 1 hr up to 1 day. Filling:
Tips:
- Selecting the Right Potatoes: Choose starchy potatoes like Russets or Yukon Gold for a smooth and creamy texture.
- Slicing the Potatoes: Use a mandoline or a sharp knife to slice the potatoes evenly. Consistent thickness ensures even cooking.
- Soaking the Potato Slices: Soaking the potato slices in cold water removes excess starch, reducing stickiness and helping them crisp up during baking.
- Seasoning: Don't be shy with the seasonings! Layer each potato slice with a generous amount of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Adding Cheese: Use a good melting cheese like mozzarella or cheddar for gooey, flavorful layers.
- Baking Temperature: Bake the potato torte at a high temperature (400°F or 200°C) to achieve a crispy crust and tender interior.
- Resting Before Slicing: Allow the potato torte to cool slightly before slicing. This helps it hold its shape and prevents it from falling apart.
Conclusion:
With its crispy crust, tender potato layers, melted cheese, and flavorful seasonings, the potato torte is a crowd-pleasing dish perfect for any occasion. It's a versatile recipe that can be customized with various cheeses, herbs, and vegetables, making it a great way to use up leftovers or create a unique and satisfying meal. Whether served as a main course with a side salad or as an impressive side dish for a special dinner, the potato torte is sure to be a hit. Give it a try and experience the delightful combination of textures and flavors that make this dish a true culinary gem.
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