The CookingBites Recipe Challenge: Nov 2015-June 2017

OK - I am going to go back to the very first ingredient set in the Challenge which was potatoes. Use any kind of potatoes you like including sweet potatoes. I'm hoping everyone can obtain and afford to buy potatoes - so no excuses. :D I happen to love them - so I look forward to seeing your best recipes featuring potatoes. Deadline for entries is Midday (12pm) BST (GMT+1) Tuesday 9th May 2017.

MOD Edit: Please note I have altered the end time to reflect the fact that the UK is now back on daylight saving time which is GMT+1
 
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morning glory said:
OK - I am going to go back to the very first ingredient set in the Challenge which was potatoes. Use any kind of potatoes you like including sweet potatoes. I'm hoping everyone can obtain and afford to buy potatoes - so no excuses. :D I happen to love them - so I look forward to seeing your best recipes featuring potatoes. Deadline for entries is Midday (12pm) GMT Tuesday 9th May.
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Great ingredient! :okay:
 
My perfect tattie scones... not served with butter anymore but I used to smoother them in it when I could have it. And they were yummy! I can very definitely remember them from my childhood dried in oil along with Dumpling (clottie), square sausage and fried eggs. It was my favourite breakfast. Dumpling and Tattie Scones have remained with me over the years but now I have to make my own being in Australia! :( oh well.... I can use some of my home-grown potatoes when I make some tomorrow.

https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/the-perfect-scottish-tattie-scone.9526/
 
morning glory said:
OK - I am going to go back to the very first ingredient set in the Challenge which was potatoes. Use any kind of potatoes you like including sweet potatoes. I'm hoping everyone can obtain and afford to buy potatoes - so no excuses. :D I happen to love them - so I look forward to seeing your best recipes featuring potatoes. Deadline for entries is Midday (12pm) BST (GMT+1) Tuesday 9th May 2017.

MOD Edit: Please note I have altered the end time to reflect the fact that the UK is now back on daylight saving time which is GMT+1
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That's only a week!
 
Not that I wish to influence the judge's decision, but here are my homemade tattie scones. I used self raising flour to get the light fluffy texture that they should have. These were lovely and soft but held together without issue. A good quality olive oil was used in the mash - probably too much tbh but it is the first time I have had them since arriving in Australia... The link is above...

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Right. I had an idea for the potato recipe challenge, but I have two problems with it. The first is that potato is only one component of the dish – I would argue it is an integral part of the dish, but it is clear that it is only one component. The other problem is that the potato component of the dish is very similar to what @SatNavSaysStraightOn has already done.

So let’s deal with that first. @SatNavSaysStraightOn has called her potato cakes Scottish tattie scones. If I recall correctly, when I first encountered my dish, the potato cakes were described as Irish potato cakes. I’ve been looking and it does seem that some use the two terms fairly interchangeably. However, there is a key obvious difference between those that @SatNavSaysStraightOn has done and what I had in mind. The Scottish tattie scones are quite thin and, if I gather correctly, the intention is that they should be quite crispy. The potato cakes I had in mind would be thicker and much softer. But it comes down to much the same thing, mashed potato, flour, a little milk in my recipe and seasoning, I would also add some chopped chives to my potato cakes.

But perhaps the bigger problem is the other point. Everyone else does seem to be offering recipes where it is clear that potato is not just part of the dish, but is the main component. In the case of the spice challenge, it would seem that the nominated spice only needs to be a required ingredient of the dish. I am suffering a crisis of confidence that my dish is quite appropriate for the potato recipe challenge.

So essentially, my dish that I had thought to offer is a pork and black pudding patty on an Irish potato cake served with a mustard sauce. Is that an appropriate entry to the potato recipe challenge all things considered?
 
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