Polish Galicyjskie Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

4 eggs, separated
½ cup cream
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 pinch ground cinnamon
2 ¾ pounds potatoes - peeled, finely grated, and squeezed dry
2 tablespoons raisins
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 cup oil for deep frying
Confectioners' sugar for dusting

Nutrition Info

95.5 calories
carbohydrate: 17.4 g
cholesterol: 31 mg
fat: 1.9 g
fiber: 1.3 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 15 mg
sugar: 4.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Beat together the egg yolks, cream 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, and cinnamon until smooth. Stir into the grated potatoes along with the raisins, and mix until well combined, then stir in the flour.

  2. Beat the egg whites with salt until stiff. Gently fold into the potato mixture.

  3. Heat oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a deep fryer or electric skillet.

  4. Fry the cookies by dropping heaping tablespoon-size dollops into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides, then drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Recipe Yield

24 cookies

Recipe Note

Potato cookies may freak people out, but this is a pretty standard recipe from Poland using up ingredients that would normally be found in every kitchen.

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