Bulgarian Potatoes Recipes

BULGARIAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375º. Butter 9-inch baking dish.
• Puree cottage cheese in food processor until as smooth as possible, about 1 minute
• Add butter, 1 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoons pepper and blend until combined well.
• Peel potatoes and thinly slice (1/4-1/8"), a slicer would be perfect for this.
• Spread 1/3 of the potatoes evenly in 1 layer in dish and top with 1/3 (1 scant cup) cottage cheese mixture. Mixture will NOT cover potatoes completely.
• Continue layering potatoes and cottage cheese mixture, ending with cottage cheese.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake until potatoes are tender, 1-1 1/4 hours.
• When potatoes are tender, whisk together eggs, yogurt, remaining salt and pepper in a bowl.
• Pour egg mixture evenly over potatoes and bake, uncovered, until custard is set, about 20 minutes.

BULGARIAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Butter baking dish.
• Purée cottage cheese in a food processor until as smooth as possible, about 1 minute, then add butter, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and blend until combined well. Peel potatoes and cut crosswise using slicer into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Spread one third of potatoes evenly in 1 layer in dish and top with one third (a scant cup) cottage cheese mixture (mixture will not cover potatoes completely). Continue layering potatoes and cottage cheese mixture, ending with mixture. Cover tightly with foil and bake until potatoes are tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• Whisk together eggs, yogurt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Pour egg mixture evenly over potatoes and bake, uncovered, until custard is set, about 20 minutes.