Pastries
Description
Potato cakes in the USSR were made from rich croutons. It is with them that you can achieve the crumbly, grainy texture of this dessert. The cake recipe is unique, very simple, and costs pennies. No baking required; in just a few minutes you’ll have excellent cakes. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Take the ingredients for preparing the “Kartoshka” pastry.
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Step 2
Grind the rich breadcrumbs in a blender or meat grinder.
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Step 3
Put the sugar into a small saucepan or a pot with a thick bottom.
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Step 4
Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder.
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Step 5
Pour in the milk.
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Step 6
Continuously stir and bring to a boil. It should become a homogeneous mass without lumps.
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Step 7
Add butter and brandy to the hot chocolate mixture, if desired.
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Step 8
Stir until a homogeneous consistency is achieved, until the butter melts.
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Step 9
Pour the resulting chocolate mixture over the crushed breadcrumbs.
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Step 10
Mix thoroughly and let it sit for 20–25 minutes so that the croutons absorb well and cool down.
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Step 11
From the prepared breadcrumb dough, shape round or elongated pastries in the form of potatoes.
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Step 12
In a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar.
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Step 13
Mix the cocoa with powdered sugar.
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Step 14
Coat the pastries in this mixture.
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Step 15
Make small holes in several places in each pastry.
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Step 16
Pipe butter into each hole using a pastry bag, mimicking potato eyes.
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Step 17
The "Potato" (USSR) cake is ready. Serve with tea, coffee, milk.
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Step 18
Many who have tasted this unforgettable pastry will appreciate the flavor of childhood.