Home › The World's Kitchen › Potato Croquettes-Vanilla

Potato Croquettes-Vanilla

Boil six medium, peeled potatoes in two quarts boiling water with a teaspoon salt for thirty-five minutes, drain on sieve and press through potato masher into a saucepan. Add a saltspoon salt, one and a half ounces powdered sugar, a teaspoon vanilla essence and two egg yolks. Sharply stir with wooden spoon on the fire for three minutes, remove, place preparation in a dish and let slightly cool off. Divide in twelve equal parts, roll out on a lightly sugared board into cork-like pieces, dip in beaten egg and lightly roll in fresh bread crumbs. Arrange in a frying basket, fry in boiling fat for six minutes, lift up, drain well, arrange on dish with folded napkin, sprinkle a little powdered sugar over and serve.