Recipe - Potato Bilkas

12 md Potatoes, Peeled, Sliced &
Boiled
4 Whole Eggs
2 Yolks, Reserve Whites
Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder
& Onion Powder, To Taste
One half cup Matzo Meal
2 tablespoon Veg. Shortening Or Margarine

Peel, slice and boil potatoes until soft (approx. 20 minutes). Mash with
vegetable shortening. Add eggs, yolks, and seasonings. Add Matzo meal. Mix
Well. Refrigerate for 1 hour or more. When ready to shape, wet hands and
take a handful of potato mixture. Mold into oval shape. Place on cookie
sheet With your finger make a slight indentation . Repeat until all potato
mixture is used up. Brush each bilka with reserved egg whites. Bake in a
350 degree oven for 1 hour or until golden brown all over.

NOTES : Affectionately known as hockey pucks. Makes 24 pieces Delicious
with gravy, or leftovers chopped with hard boiled eggs and onions and a
little schmaltz if you dare.
Recipe by: Schwartz Family Recipe

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #058 by Goldtag1@aol.com on Feb 19, 1997.