Pommes Paillasson Or Straw Potato Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/gas 6.
• Put the potato slices in a colander and rinse under running water to get rid of the starch. Place on a cloth in a single layer and pat dry.
• Generously grease the base of an ovenproof pan or baking dish with melted butter.
• Arrange the potato slices in the pan in overlapping circles , brushing butter over each layer and seasoning as you go.
• Cover with greaseproof paper or a lid. Bake in the oven for 45minutes or up to 1 hour. Test with a skewer to see if the potatoes are done.
• Cooks Notes:.
• Cook this in a cast-iron, heavy-bottomed, stubby-handled frying pan that goes in the oven. Traditionally it should be lidded - mine isn't, so I use greaseproof paper.
• Historical Note:.
• Mrs. Landemare's original recipe is:.
• Potatoes. Fresh butter.
• Peel some potatoes and cut into very thin rounds the size of a florin. Wash in salted water and dry very well in a cloth. Well butter an omelette pan. Place a layer of potatoes on the bottom. Cover with oiled [melted] butter, pepper and salt. Repeat these layers until the pan is full and cook in a medium [350°F] over until brown [40-60 min.] Remove from the oven, turn out and cut into slices or serve whole in a dish.

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and grate in a food processor fitted with coarse-shredding disk. Working in small batches, wrap potatoes in a kitchen towel, then twist and squeeze to remove as much liquid as possible. Transfer to a bowl.
• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides. While butter heats, toss potatoes with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to moderate, then immediately spread potatoes in skillet, pressing top down once with a spatula. Cook potato cake until golden brown on underside, about 12 minutes. Slide cake onto a large plate. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter in skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides. Invert cake onto another plate (golden side up), then slide cake back into skillet. Cook cake until underside is golden brown, about 12 minutes.
• Slide cake onto a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges.