Potato and olive tree cake (Frank Rosin)

AUTHOR
Rachel Vazquez
DIFFICULTY
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 300 g peeled, cooked potatoes (floury cooking variety)
  • 175 g chopped black olives
  • 1 TABLESPOON Fresh cream
  • 2 Egg Yolk
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 4 whipped egg whites
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp freshly grated nutmeg

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 200 °C top heat.

  2. 2

    Press the still warm potatoes through the potato press into a bowl and mix with the chopped olives, crème fraîche, egg yolks and olive oil.

  3. 3

    Now fold in the egg white and season to taste with salt and nutmeg.

  4. 4

    Spread a quarter of the mixture onto a round baking tray (diameter 14 cm) lined with baking paper, spread evenly 5 mm thin and bake in a hot oven for about 5 minutes until the surface turns a golden brown colour.

  5. 5

    Now again spread a part of the mixture 5 mm thinly on the already baked dough and bake the layer again in the oven until golden brown.

  6. 6

    Repeat this process until the potato mixture is used up.

  7. 7

    Cut the still warm potato and olive cake into 4 equally sized pieces, arrange them so that you can see the beautiful cross-section, and serve immediately.

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