Easter is just around the corner and if I had to choose one thing that’s always guaranteed to get passed around the dinner table more than a few times, it’s my Mom’s Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling Recipe. For those that have never heard of filling it is sort of a combination of mashed potatoes and stuffing. It is rich and creamy and a perfect complement to an Easter Ham or Turkey. It is great reheated as a leftover or made into potato pancakes as well. This freezes well too if you want to save some for a later date or make it in advance. Yum!
Here is my Mom’s recipe. I hope you like it! Happy Easter.
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Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling
- 5 lbs of Potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
- 16 Tablespoons of Butter, plus more for top of casserole (optional)
- 3 Stalks of celery with leaves Chopped
- 1 Large egg
- 1 large onion Chopped
- 1/2 loaf of stale or toasted white sandwich bread (approximately) torn into pieces
- 2 Cups of milk divided
- Fresh or dried parsley to taste
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Place the potato cubes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
- Melt 8 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onions and celery until they are reduced and browned, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan
- Place another 8 tablespoons of butter into the a bowl and add the potatoes and egg.
- Pour in 1 cup of milk, the onion and celery and mix with a hand or stand mixer. The mixture should look like a a soupy or loose mashed potato mixture
- Add bread, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Fold into the potato mixture (by hand)
- If the mixture gets too tight or stiff; add additional milk in 1/2 cup increments until you get a creamy whipped consistency
- Spoon into baking sheet (top with additional butter if desired) and bake in the preheated oven until the browned, about 1 hour
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