I started making Individual Potato Kugels when my holiday crowd seemed to grow exponentially. Sure, you can triple the recipe and make a large tin foil pan of kugel. Cutting it neatly into even squares and serving it is another issue. Presentation is important to me. So, to insure that every serving looked the same; and that every one would get those crispy sides I started making Individual Potato Kugels. These mini kugels are quick to make, easy to serve and freeze well.
To see how to make a standard pan of kugel, click: Potato Kugel
Prep time: 15 minutes
Hint: Make these in mini muffin pans and you get tons of bite size hors d’oeuvres!
Individual Potato Kugels
By Published: April 1, 2014
Yield:
- 24 kugels
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs
- 1 large onion peeled
- 3 pounds White Potatoes peeled
- 1/3 cup potato starch
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 3/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil use grapeseed oil for Passover
- Non-dairy Baking Spray
Equipment
- electric food processor steel knife inserted
- large mixing bowl
- standard size muffin pans non-stick is best
- cooling racks
- narrow spatula
- flexible spatula
Directions
- Beat eggs in mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper and set aside.
- Cut onions into quarters and place in bowl of processor. Pulse repeatedly until minced. Add onions to eggs. Repeat the same process with potatoes. Mix well. Add potato starch and oil and mix again.
- Preheat oven to: 350° F. Spray muffin pans (even if you're using non-stick). Pour 1/3 cup potato mixture into each muffin cup. Bake on lowest shelf of oven for 30 minutes or until you see them browned around the edges. Place muffin tins on cooling rack for 10 minutes. Run a narrow spatula around the outside of each kugel; and then carefully invert muffin pan on cooling rack. The kugels will drop out. If it looks like they won't come out in one piece; take a long flexible flexible spatula and carefully lift them out. Serve immediately or let them cool completely before wrapping and freezing them. Be sure to put waxed paper between the layers. Defrost before reheating.
