Too Many Potatoes!

[Sweetfudge]

What do I do with them? I love potatoes, but I bought a 25 lb bag almost 2 weeks ago and have barely touched it. Not to mention grandma sent me home yesterday with a 5 lb bag of reds, and a few goldens too. Has anyone ever frozen potato gratings? Like raw hash browns? Any "different" recipes for spuds? I think I'm gonna try to make some potato bread. Any other ideas?? Lol! Thx for the help!

[Guest ~jules~]

scalloped potatoes, homeade fries, fried potatoes, bake a bunch of them and keep them in the fridge, when you want fried potatoes, just grab one or two cut it up and throw them in a pan. Potato salad, twice baked potatoes, yum, my mom's recipe rocks. Lots of things you can do.....if you want a specific recipe just ask me to post k~

[key]

I have been eating a ton of them. Lately I just cut them in cubes and boil them, butter and salt with other veges on the side. My kids even eat them this way. It is quick and easy. I peal mine.

There are so many things you can do with them, but I haven't ever frozen them, so can't help you with that one. YOu can store them forever though. Just keep them in a cool dry place. Like a basement or garage in the winter. Don't keep them next to onions though or they will spoil quicker.

Monica

[FrostyFriday]

What do I do with them? I love potatoes, but I bought a 25 lb bag almost 2 weeks ago and have barely touched it. Not to mention grandma sent me home yesterday with a 5 lb bag of reds, and a few goldens too. Has anyone ever frozen potato gratings? Like raw hash browns? Any "different" recipes for spuds? I think I'm gonna try to make some potato bread. Any other ideas?? Lol! Thx for the help!

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Try this site for great recipes for potatoes.

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[lindalee]

Sorry, I am not doing nightshades anymore. I used to be a potato addict. I would have to give them to my church.

[queenofhearts]

Vichyssoise! Or any kind of potato soup. Hot or cold, I love it with lots of chopped herbs for garnish.

I also make a very quick mixed-veg soup with tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, + chili powder & cumin in a base of v-8 juice! I love it topped with cilantro & with corn tortillas on the side.

Unfortunately they don't freeze well in my experience.

[cycler]

What do I do with them? I love potatoes, but I bought a 25 lb bag almost 2 weeks ago and have barely touched it. Not to mention grandma sent me home yesterday with a 5 lb bag of reds, and a few goldens too. Has anyone ever frozen potato gratings? Like raw hash browns? Any "different" recipes for spuds? I think I'm gonna try to make some potato bread. Any other ideas?? Lol! Thx for the help!

How about Potato Kugel - it's a hearty dish and I use it to satisfy the need for something substantial or filling.

3 eggs, beaten

3 cups grated, drained raw potatoes

1/2 cup flour (substitute for gluten-free)

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons grated onion

4 tablespoons melted butter

Mix well into a greased 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until browned.

Serve w/sour cream or applesauce.

[grantschoep]

When its cold out, I often through 6 or 7 or so in the oven. Eat one/two as a baked potatoe, peal the others and throw them in the fridge. Then I love to make some fried potatoes in the frying pan each day for breakfast., light margerine or even a mix of margerine and olive oil makes a great breakfast.

Also, potatoes go great in soups. I don't generally follow many soup recipes, I just through things I like in a crock pot and let em cook all day, example.

Chicken, dark meat, thigh/leg work good.

Chop the chicken up, leave raw

Potatoe, peal, chop up

Carrots, chop up

The above 3, I cut into .5 to 1 inch chunks

Now, just throw above in to almost fill a normal size crock pot.

Then I grab a measuring cup, add a good amount of water, mix in some onions, random herbs, worchesters$#&e sauce, and some vegetable broth(I usually use the dry form, but the Herbox boullian cubes made by Hormel)

Mix that all together, pour mixture over potatoes/meat/carrots in crock pot. Put the lid on, and turn it on. Then, go to work, come home and eat it. I usually let it simmer all day for about 9 hours on low, than turn it up to high for one more hour.

To make it much more unhealthy, :> I like to take out two strips of bacon, chop that up and fry the bacon until about done, but not overdone(i.e. crunchy, throw bacon in to soup and let it finish off on high.

[hannahsue01]

To keep them fresh longer I store my potatoes in the fridge....they don't usually grow things this way they just turn spongy when they go bad.....I have a whole drawer dedicated to just potatoes....we go through a few of them and live an hour from a decent grocery store. One of our families favorite ways to fix potatoes amung many of the others mentioned is just to peel them...cut them in cubes....micowave them untill soft....add lots of butter (I like my butter) salt, garlic, and basil. Another thing we do with our potatoes is to use the same seasoning plus season salt with the cut up pealed potatoes and use cut up peices of chicken breast....but you could use other meats like steak as well or add other vegies like carrots or somthing.....and seal them in foil....I add some water about 1/8 cup to each packet to keep things moist and create steam.....we put ours over an open fire pit usually for camping and what not put you could put them in the oven or on a grill untill done. My husband like to put cheese on top of allot of his potatoes. Another family favorite is home made french fries.

[ArtGirl]

You can freeze fried potatoes for use later on in the year.

Peel and cut the spuds in small cubes and fry in oil/shortening until barely soft. Blot the potatoes to take off excess oil. Spread on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer just until frozen. Then pour them into a plastic bag (this way they'll stay separated in the bag). You can take out just what you need and heat up in the oven or defrost and put back in a hot pan and crisp them up.

I've done this for years. You don't need to coat them with anything like the commercial fried potatoes so they are very safe.

[LonelyWolf307]

I ADORE my lefse recipe, it tastes great, and it's fat-free too

3 cups mashed potatoes, usually 3 good sized potatoes will do, just peel, boil, and mash them

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

3 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 cups white rice or gluten-free all-purpose flour

Combine all ingredients, flour last. Roll out like a tortilla, fry in a non-stick pan essentially like you would a tortilla.

The nice part about this recipe is that you can make a large batch at a time, and freeze the ones you don't eat right away. Just microwave for a short period of time and they taste like they're fresh.

[Sweetfudge]

Thanks everyone, I will have to put these ideas to use Tried to make some potato bread tonight (and failed miserably, but that's another story in another post!).

[Saz]

I haven't made this for about 5 months but I still rekon it tastes good. I just made it up in my head so there is no exact measurement, it depends on ur personal taste.

Basically you cube/ chop potatoes and put them in a pan. ( do this before anything else other wise you end up with half of it burned and uncooked potatoes) Next chop up some onion and bacon and add that. You can add a bit of garlic if you want. Last just when all is almost cooked add some rosemary and thyme. I usually drizzle a little olive oil over it. It doesn't sound like much but is actaully quite tasty.

[Guest Ang]

Our family favorite cinnamon raisin sweetroll recipe calls for the "secret" ingredient of mashed potates. My mom and I have always measured out 1c increments of leftover mashed potates and frozen them for later use.

Unfortunately, I haven't tried using them in any gluten-free recipes, but I think they would work well. I haven't had

the time to experiment with them yet. I think they would help with texture and moisture.

Angie

[Guhlia]

Sweetfudge, if you find a good potato bread recipe, please let us know. I used to be addicted to potato bread before Celiac. I absolutely love it. I would be in heaven if I could eat potato bread again.

[Sweetfudge]

hm, haven't had much time to search for a potato bread recipe. i tried making mashed potatoes with a bit of plain yogurt and spices last night...the yogurt made it kind of sour. i've made lots of soups and stews, and oven fried potatoes, had some hashbrowns the other morning w/ breakfast. my favorite recipe though, i would have to say, is mashed potatoes with some goat cheese mixed in. it was so good and creamy! my husband said they were the best mashed potatoes he'd had in awhile he would have freaked out if i had told him what was in them (he's a very traditional eater...nothing "weird)! lol my secret ingredient haha! i think i might try Saz's recipe for potatoes w/ bacon and spices tonight with some chicken! yummy!

oh and i have been keeping the spuds in the fridge! great idea! although on my bag of golden's it says not to refridgerate...hm, anyone know why??

[Bryan's Mom]

Sweetfudge, if you find a good potato bread recipe, please let us know. I used to be addicted to potato bread before Celiac. I absolutely love it. I would be in heaven if I could eat potato bread again.

Hi. I'm real close to a potato bread recipe. I think some minor changes will do it. I'll be baking this weekend, and let you know if I'm successful. (No gluten, eggs, or milk)

[evie]

What do I do with them? I love potatoes, but I bought a 25 lb bag almost 2 weeks ago and have barely touched it. Not to mention grandma sent me home yesterday with a 5 lb bag of reds, and a few goldens too. Has anyone ever frozen potato gratings? Like raw hash browns? Any "different" recipes for spuds? I think I'm gonna try to make some potato bread. Any other ideas?? Lol! Thx for the help!

Sweetfudge..I noticed no one came up with idea I use to keep potatoes from going bad in our warm basement. I boil the potaoes in jackets, peel them, shred, dice or whatever is your preference then bag and freeze in size bags you can use for your family. To use let them thaw partly and use as if fresh boiled. About keeping potatoes in fridge..I think it changes the sugar content somewhat, not real sure, I just don't do it. Guess I would rather knock off the potato sprouts!! Frozen potaoes make good salad, do need to drain off a bit of water. Have a good evening! evie

[debmidge]

..and then there's the ever popular potato toy: Mr. Potato Head. With 25# I am sure you have one to spare to design one....

[clbevilacqua]

Try this-it tastes great but don't tell anyone what it is made from until they try it-especially kids!

Potato Candy

Peel and boil a potato in water only until soft. Drain water and mash VERY well, there should be no lumps at all. Add sifted confectioner's sugar until it makes a dough (the first addition of sugar will actually turn the potato to liquid) that can be rolled out without sticking. Roll out to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Spread peanut butter on dough and roll like a jelly roll then slice into pieces. It's now ready to enjoy!