Potato filling

An example of potato filling

Potato Filling is a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe, which combines mashed potatoes and bread.^[1][2][3][4] Other ingredients used in its preparation may include butter, onion, parsley,^[2] eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Once all the ingredients are combined, it is typically cooked like a casserole for around an hour.^[5]

History

Potato filling has been served for centuries in areas of Pennsylvania, such as in Berks County.^[6]

See also

• List of bread dishes
• List of potato dishes

References

1. Gluten-Free Girl American Classics Reinvented. p. 156.
2. Further from the Middle. p. 26.
3. James Beard's American Cookery. pp. pt 574–575.
4. Good Home Cooking Across the U. S. A. p. 84.
5. Betty Crocker's Cooking American Style, Golden Press, 1975, page 103
6. "How did potato filling become a local holiday tradition?". Reading Eagle.

Further reading

• "Recipes: Amish Potato Filling". The Seattle Times.
• "Potato filling: Potato filling stars at Pennsylvania Dutch Thanksgivings". The Morning Call.
• "Hearty Potato Stuffing Tradition among Pennsylvania Dutch". The Lewiston Daily Sun.
• "Top chef visits Lancaster County, adds gluten-free potato filling to latest cookbook". LNP.
• Weaver, W.W. (2013). As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-8122-0771-2.