Denise / Potato Snowballs (recipe)

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--- there's MORE snow coming? good grief : ). we were at -13 this

morning not factoring in windchill and power went out : ). not a way

to start the morning trying to get kids ready for school with no

heat. thankfully it came back on within a few hours before house got

colder than it was : ).

I bought the seitan at New Pioneer in a tub that was packaged like

tofu and the official verdict for me was it tastes the same as the

recipe I posted (in files now). I'm thankful because ready-made was

$3/lb and homemade is barely $1/3lb. all I did was break it up a

bit, toss in seasoned bread crumbs and fry in a little oil. not too

bad at all and kids liked it OK. the potatoes were really good--

Emily had a very large helping. stay warm--I have potato bread

rising right now for supper tonight : ).

 

Potato Snowballs

 

6 tbsp butter (or Earth Balance), divided

30 oz frozen shredded hashbrowns, thawed

1 med onion, chopped

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 c. shredded mozzarella (or vegan equivalent)--I used pepperjack

1/4 tsp Italian seasoning

salt/pepper to taste

 

1. in lg skillet over medium heat melt 3 tbsp butter. add potatoes

and cook 12-15 minutes or till browned. place in bowl and set aside.

2. melt rest butter and cook onions and garlic till tender. stir

into potatoes. add rest and mix well.

3. preheat oven 400 degrees. grease a cookie sheet.

4. scoop into 12 balls with ice cream scoop, tightly packed and

place on cookie sheet.

5. bake 18-20 minutes.

 

***they didn't get as browned for me as I would have liked so I

passed them underneath the broiler for a few minutes after baking.***

 

12 servings---found it on Mr. Food website. had seen it on noon news

and thought it looked good as a side dish for brunch or Christmas

lunch.

 

Anne