Potato Pampushki

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs potatoes, peeled
• 2 2/3 cups mashed potatoes, leftovers are good
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• black pepper
• 1/2 cup cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
• oil, for frying

Recipe

• 1 coarsely grate the raw potatoes and squeeze out as much water as possible. put them in a bowl with the mashed potatoes, salt and pepper. mix together.
• 2 in another bowl, mix the cottage cheese and chives together.
• 3 using a spoon and your fingers scoop up a portion of the potato mixture, slightly smaller then an egg and flatten into a circle.
• 4 put 1 teaspoon of the cheese filling in the middle; fold over the edges and pinch to seal.
• 5 repeat with remaining potato and cheese mixtures; makes about 12 dumplings.
• 6 heat the oil to 340 degrees fahrenheit in a deep fat fryer.
• 7 fry for 10 minutes or until deep brown and crisp.
• 8 drain and serve hot.