Our friends at the Potato Shop have come up with a scary way to serve potatoes. We did something similar and had cheese as hair!
Preperation Time: 45 minutes
Makes 10 Ghostly Duchess Potatoes
250g Pink Gypsy potatoes (or try Blue Anneliese or Heide Red for colourful ghosts!)
Generous knob of butter and a splash of milk (or for a dairy-free alternative substitute with our cold pressed rapeseed oil)
Edible sugarcraft eyes
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C Fan, Gas Mark 5).
- Peel the potatoes and place in a saucepan. Cover with cold water and season lightly with salt.
- Boil for approximately 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
- Drain the water and return the saucepan to the hob over a very low heat for a minute to dry the potatoes.
- Mash the potatoes with butter and milk (or cold pressed rapeseed oil) until a smooth consistency is achieved.
- Prepare your piping bag with a star or round nozzle – this is down to personal preference.
- Spoon some of your mashed potato into the piping bag and, on a lined baking tray, begin to pipe some swirly pyramids. Don’t worry if they all look slightly different, each ghost will have its own character!
- Decorate with as many (or as few) eyes as you like by firmly pressing them into the potato.
- Place in the oven for 5-10 minutes until the potato begins to turn golden.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool a little before serving with a Halloween feast!
These can be served at any time – not just Halloween – kids will love them at parties all through the year. Adults will also love them (perhaps without the eyes!) Other great recipes can be found on their blog.
