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Date:    Wed, 19 Oct 94 20:55:45 EDT
 From:    at345@cleveland.freenet.edu (Ronald D. Fishman)
 
 The following recipe is from "The Lowfat Jewish Vegetarian Cookbook"
 by Debra Wasserman, with a slight modification to make it non-fat.
 
 Potato Knishes
 
 3 lbs. potatoes, peeled & chopped.
 3 cups water
 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
 1/2 tsp salt
 1/4 tsp. pepper
 1 tsp tumeric
 3 cups unbleached white flour
 2 tsp baking powder
 Vegie stock to saute onions in
 
 - Cook potatoes in boiling water in a covered pot for 20 minutes. Drain.
 - Saute onions  and a dash of pepper in a nonstick frying pan unitil
   onions are soft.
 - Mash cooked potatoes and divide mixture in half.
 - Stir half the potatoes and onions.
 - Mix remaining potatoes with tumeric, salt, flour and baking powder 
   to create a dough.
 - Knead dough fo a few minutes.
 - Roll dough out on a flured surface until 1/4" thick.
 - Cut dough into 4"x4" squares (about 12)
 - Place 1/12 of potato onion mixture on each square.
 - Fold corners of dough in and pinch dough tight in center.
 - Preheat oven to 375 . Place knishes (pinched side down) on non stick 
   cookie sheet.
 - Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.
 - Serve warm with mustard or sauerkraut.
 
 Makes 6 servings - 2 each
 Calories 429
 Fat: 1 gram   Protein: 10 grams  Carbohydrates: 92 grams  
 Dietary Fiber: 6.3 Grams
 kwvegan vegan