Healthy Broccoli Knishes (Passover)

Submitted by blucoat

"These pareve knishes could be served as a side dish, but are filling enough to be the main dish. Recipe from the "Passover Lite Kosher Cookbook", by Gail Ashkanazi-Hankin,"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 6 knishes

ingredients

• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 1⁄3 cup matzo meal
• 2 tablespoons potato starch
• 1⁄2 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 egg whites or 1/4 cup passover egg substitute
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh broccoli or 1 cup frozen broccoli, steamed and finely chopped
• nonstick cooking spray

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Generously coat a baking sheet with the cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a bowl, combine the potatoes, matzo meal, potato starch, onion, egg whites, pepper, and salt; knead together. Divide the dough into 6 balls and flatten each. Divide the broccoli evenly onto each circle, fold over, and press edges to seal.
3. Arrange the knishes in a single layer and place the baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake for 15 minutes on each side. Serve hot.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

These were easy and very good! The mashed potato mixture made a very nice dough - it was golden brown on the outside and nice and soft in the middle. The broccoli potato combo is classic and tasty. Thanks for sharing!