Knish

Name: Knish
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Makes 7 knishes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 320 g (11¼ oz) potatoes, cut into cubes; 1 brown onion, finely chopped; 3 pinches sugar; 2 pinches salt; 45 ml (1½ fl oz) water; 3 teaspoons matzo meal or ordinary breadcrumbs; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1½ tablespoons sunflower oil; 1½ tablespoons cooking oil; 190 g (6¾ oz) plain (all purpose) flour; 1 egg, beaten (set 2 teaspoons aside for glazing)

Preparation info

Makes
7
knishes

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 50

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

These stuffed buns were brought to New York by immigrants from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s.

Ingredients

Filling

320 g (11¼ oz) potatoes, cut into cubes
1 brown onion, finely chopped</

Method

The Filling

Place the potatoes in a saucepan of cold water, bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes until they are quite tender. Drain. Meanwhile, sauté the onion in the oil over medium heat for 5–10 minutes until softened and lightly brown. Mash the potatoes and onion with the oil using a fork and incorporate the breadcrumbs, sugar