Jennie Grossinger’s Knishes And Fillings

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Meats, Dairy	Jewish		24	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2	c	Sifted flour
1	t	Baking powder
1/2	t	Salt
2		Eggs
2/3	c	Salad oil
2	T	Water
1	c	Chopped onions
6	T	Chicken fat or butter
2	c	Mashed potatoes
1		Egg
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Pepper
1 1/2	c	Diced scallions or onions
4	T	Butter
2	c	Pot cheese
1		Egg
1 1/2	t	Salt
1/8	t	Pepper
2	T	Sour cream
1/2	c	Minced onions
2	T	Chicken fat
1 1/2	c	Ground cooked meat
1/2	c	Cooked rice
1		Egg
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Pepper
1 1/2	c	Ground cooked chicken
3/4	c	Mashed potatoes
1		Egg
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the
center and drop the eggs oil and water into it. Work into the flour
mixture with the hand and knead until smooth. There are two ways to
fill the knishes. In either case, divide the dough in two and roll as
thin as possible. Brush with oil. Now you can spread the filling on
one side ofd the dough and roll up like a jelly roll cut into 5 - 1/2
inch slices.  Here's the basics, fillings follow:  DOUGH: Place on an
oiled baking sheet cut side down. Press down  lightly to flatten. Or
you can cut the rolled dough in 3-inch  circles. Place a tablespoon of
the filling on each, draw the edges  together and pinch firmly. Place
on an oiled baking sheet, pinched  edges up.  In either case, bake in a
375 degree oven 35 minutes or until browned.  makes about 24.  FILLINGS
FOR KNISHES;  POTATO: Brown the onions in the fat or butter. Beat in
the potatoes,  egg, salt and pepper until fluffy.  CHEESE: Scallions
are better than onions for this, so try to get them.  Brown the
scallions in the butter and beat the cheese, egg, salt,  pepper and
sour cream until smooth.  MEAT: Lightly brown the onions in the fat.
Add the meat, rice, egg,  salt and pepper, mixing until smooth.
CHICKEN: Mix all the ingredients until smooth. Posted to JEWISH-FOOD
digest V97 #035 by alotzkar@direct.ca (Al) on Jan 29, 1997.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 183 Calories From Fat: 96 Total Fat: 10.8g Cholesterol: 61.2mg Sodium: 654.8mg Potassium: 103.7mg Carbohydrates: 14.2g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 1.2g Protein: 6.9g