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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Patates Douces Dauphine

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs	New Orleans	Beg, Masterchefs, Norleans, Starches, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Water
1	c	Butter
1	pn	Salt
1 1/2	c	Flour
6		Eggs
1	c	Pate a choux **
1/2	lb	Potatoes, sweet sliced
1	ds	Nutmeg
		Oil, for frying

INSTRUCTIONS

Pate a Choux: =============  Boil water with butter and salt.  Add
flour all at once and beat vigorously until the dough pulls away  from
the sides of the pan and forms a ball.  Off of the heat, beat in the
eggs, one or two at a time, until  incorporated and smooth.  Sweet
Potatoes: ===============  Cook the sweet potato slices in boiling
salted water until tender.  Mash with a spatula and fold into the choux
mixture.  Season with a dash of nutmeg.  Heat deep fat to 360 F.  Form
the mixture into balls with two spoons (dipping one spoon into  the hot
fat will facilitate the forming process) and fry until golden  brown.
Source: Great Chefs of New Orleans, Tele-record Productions  :    Box
71112, New Orleans, Louisiana - 1983  :    Chef Michel Marcais, Begue's
Restaurant, New Orleans  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 724 Calories From Fat: 474 Total Fat: 53.8g Cholesterol: 401.6mg Sodium: 197.9mg Potassium: 256mg Carbohydrates: 45g Fiber: 2.3g Sugar: 2.7g Protein: 15.5g