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Potato Tart

A tender potato dough of flour, boiled grated potatoes, egg, butter and sugar, rolled out, cut into squares and baked quickly in a hot oven. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 398.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 398 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe is short and sits among the potato dishes in the 1949 edition. Despite the name, the "tart" is cut into squares after rolling.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Work the dough

    Work all the ingredients together into a smooth dough.

  2. 2

    Roll and fold

    Roll the dough out and fold it together alternately, several times.

  3. 3

    Cut and bake

    Finally roll the dough out to the thickness of a finger and cut into squares. Brush with egg and bake quickly in a hot oven (about 225 °C (435 °F)).

Changes from the original

"Hot oven" is read as about 225 °C (435 °F). "Laid together alternately" is explained as folding the dough. Setting a little egg aside for brushing is an interpretation.

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1949 (proofread, p. 398) → Modernised~77% of the text changedremovedadded
100 gr. mel g hvetemel. 100 gr. g kokte, revne poteter poteter. 1 stk egg (sett av litt til pensling). 25 gr. smør g smør. 25 gr. sukker Alt arbeides g sukker. Arbeid alle ingrediensene sammen til en jevn deig som kjevles deig.. Kjevle deigen ut og legges legg den sammen vekselvis. Tilslutt kjevles vekselvis, flere ganger.. Kjevle til slutt deigen fingertykk og skjær den fingertykk, skjæres i ruter, pensles ruter. Pensle med egg og stekes hurtig stek raskt i varm ovn. ovn (ca. 225 °C).

Note on Modernised

«Varm ovn» er tolket som ca. 225 °C. «Legges sammen vekselvis» er forklart som å brette deigen. At litt av egget settes av til pensling er en tolkning.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this a sweet or savoury tart?
The book gives 25 g sugar, so the dough is lightly sweet.
How thick should the dough be?
Finger-thick at the end.
What does "laid together alternately" mean?
The dough is rolled out and folded several times, much like a simple puff pastry.

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