I make the dough to use with leftover mashed potatoes. I then add onion, cheese, and either spinach or brocolli which I drain and squeeze very well to get the liquid out. I roll the dough very thin and sprinkle with paprika before baking. I cut circles and shape individual servings. They reheat well in oven and I imagine they would freeze well.
This was OK but the dough wasn't like a real knish that you'd get at a kosher deli. i prefer a "doughier" dough and this was a little harder.
For the filling I used 7 potatoes, 2 medium onions, 4 tbs oil, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp minced garlic, and 2 eggs. For the dough I only used 4 cups of flour. I divided the dough into thirds and rolled it out with a rolling pin. I sliced the rolled 1/3 portions with a pizza cutter in half the long way. This resulted in 6 potato filled logs. I sliced the logs into 1 1/4 inch pieces with dental floss and brushed them with an egg wash (1 beaten egg yolk + 1 tbs milk). I baked them at 375F for 45 minutes. Makes 60 small knishes. I brought them to work and had one of the girls I work with (who is a self-proclaimed "expert knish eater") try one. She said the filling was right but the crust was wrong. She said it should be flaky, like a pie crust. Next time I'll use a pastry crust recipe for the dough. YUM!!
there was too much filling left over it just didn't measure out right. also the dough wasn't right. im looking for a recipe close to the knish i had when i lived in new york. the dough should be flaky not hard.
I added a few more things (cheese garlic butter) to give it a more savory taste. The only problem I had with it was the crust...It's suppose to be flaky and softer so next time I'm going to just change the crust altogether. But the filler is great!
i added chives and 2 eggs to the filling. excellent!
Fun to make and eat. A welcome change from the everyday.
Not sure what they are supposed to taste like but these were very good. The crust was very crunchy. I cut with a sharp knife not a pizza cutter as that squashed my dough.
