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Idaho® Potato and Feta Strudel

Idaho® Potato and Feta Strudel

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Servings

6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 C Walnuts toasted
  • 1 C Breadcrumbs dry
  • 2 Lb Russet potatoes peeled
  • 8 Oz Butter melted, plus as needed
  • Salt and white pepper as needed
  • 1/3 C Milk or cream hot
  • 2 each Egg yolks lightly beaten
  • 1 C Feta cheese crumbled
  • 1/4 C Chives or scallions minced
  • 1 TBS Dill fresh, chopped
  • 15 each Phyllo sheets thawed
  • 8 Oz Butter melted
  • 8 Oz Olive oil plus as needed
  • 1 C Baby spinach
  • 1 tsp Garlic minced
  • Red pepper coulis as needed
  • 2 each Red bell peppers seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Paprika or smoked paprika
  • 1 each Garlic clove
  • 2 TBS Olive oil
  • 1/2 C White wine
  • Salt as needed

Instructions

  • 1 Combine walnuts and breadcrumbs in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped and combined.2 Reserve.3 Place potatoes in a saucepot, cover with water and simmer until tender. Drain water and transfer potatoes to bowl of standing mixer with butter, salt and pepper. Whip on low speed, adding hot milk 4 cream and mix until mixture reaches a light, fluffy and creamy consistency. Adjust seasonings. Add egg yolks to potato filling, then fold in feta, chives and dill.5 Lay out 1 sheet of phyllo, keeping remaining sheets covered with a damp kitchen towel. Combine melted butter with olive oil and brush over phyllo sheet. Stack another phyllo sheet on top and sprinkle walnut breadcrumbs evenly over top. 6 Top with another sheet of phyllo and brush that sheet with melted butter-oil mixture. Continue stacking phyllo sheets, alternating every other layer between butter and walnut breadcrumbs, for a total of 5 sheets stacked together.7 Cut phyllo sheet stack in half for 2 strudel squares. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets, butter mixture and walnut breadcrumbs to create 6 strudel squares.8 Gently shape 1 cup filling into a log and place on bottom third of a phyllo square. Brush surface of dough with butter mixture and roll up over filling as for a burrito or egg roll.9 Baste rolled strudel with butter mixture and place, seam-side down, on sheet tray. Repeat with remaining strudel squares and filling to create 6 strudels. Strudels can be made ahead to this point and reserved, covered and refrigerated.10 Trim ends from each strudel very lightly and cut strudels through middle on an extreme bias. Pool a little red pepper coulis on each plate, stand strudel halves points up, nestle spinach in between and serve. Bake strudels in a convection oven heated to 400 degrees F until golden brown and crispy on outside and hot on inside, about 15 to 20 minutes. Sauté baby spinach very quickly in a little olive oil and garlic. Reserve, hot.
  • Source: Idaho Potato Idaho Potato