Baked potato and cheese donuts are perfect as an appetizer, very tasty and also very easy to make these savory donuts! With just a few ingredients, you’ll get fabulous potato donuts, soft inside and crispy outside, ideal to serve as an appetizer (as mentioned earlier) but also during a snack time, and I assure you that you will impress your guests!
Other easy and tasty recipes for snacks and appetizers:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Baked Potato and Cheese Donuts
- 11.6 oz potatoes (weighed peeled)
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsps grated Grana Padano cheese (or other aged cheese)
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch fine salt
- to taste mixed peppercorns (ground fresh)
- 8.5 cups water (to boil the potatoes)
- 1 tsp coarse salt (to boil the potatoes)
- to taste extra virgin olive oil (to oil the donut mold)
- to taste breadcrumbs (to coat the donut mold)
Tools
- Donut Pan
- Bowl
- Pot
- Knife
- Fork
- Spoon
- Kitchen Scale
- Paper Towel
Preparation of Baked Potato and Cheese Donuts
Start by peeling the potatoes, then wash and dry them, cut them into not-too-large pieces and place them in a pot with at least 8.5 cups of water and the coarse salt, set it on high heat and cook for 15 minutes from when it boils, then drain them and put them in a bowl.
With the help of a fork, mash the potatoes well in the bowl, add oil, salt, pepper and mix, also add the egg and cheese and blend them with the rest to obtain a very soft mixture.
Preheat the oven to 482°F, and in the meantime oil the donut mold using a piece of paper towel, then coat with breadcrumbs and shake off the excess.
Fill each donut mold with the potato mixture (with these amounts you’ll get 6 donuts) until it’s finished, gently press the surface of the donuts with the back of a spoon and sprinkle each donut with breadcrumbs.
The oven will now be at temperature, bake the potato and cheese donuts, cook for 20/25 minutes, then remove them from the oven, let them cool before removing them from the mold (this prevents them from breaking).
Once the donuts are cool, remove them from the mold and serve them, if you’d like to serve them hot, place them on a baking sheet (or inside a regular pan) with parchment paper and heat them in the warm oven for a few minutes, then enjoy and bon appétit!
BAKED POTATO AND CHEESE DONUTS
