Kartoffelbrei turns into Dessert & (Charles Bridge – Prague Attractions)

Posted On July 18, 2011

I don’t know whether to call this a Fusion, a remake, a Czech recipe, or an experiment transforming into the different yummy recipes…Today, I made Kartoffelbrei(Mashed potatoes) Â for our dinner. My daughter’s one of the most favorite dishes in German cuisine. But after tasting a bit, she said it is not the one she used to enjoy in her KG and refused to finish the remaining. The reason, I made the mashed potatoes in the low-calorie version using low-fat milk without adding butter and cream.

Our recent visit to the Czech Republic inspired me to learn about their cuisine. One of those is Potato flat cakes. This traditional dish is prepared with few ingredients like Potatoes, Flour, Salt, and Oil and topped with cream, cheese, yogurt, and or fruit sauce.

As basic ingredients are the same for Mashed potatoes and Potato Flatcakes, without any delay I started making these cute little patties. For the toppings, I used low-fat yogurt and Jam. Jam used in this recipe were homemade by our dear friends, who are so nice to share specialties made from their garden.  I would like to thank them for sharing the delicious Jam with us.

Over to Recipe…

Ingredients

1. Mashed Potatoes – 1 cup
2. White flour – 3/4 cup approx
3. Oil for smearing on the flat cakes – few spoons
4. Yogurt – few spoons for topping
5. Jam – few spoons for topping (Redcurrant & Blackberry).

Method

1. Add the  mashed potatoes and white flour to make it like a smooth dough until it  is not very sticky.

2. Now roll the dough into small circles. you can also use a cookie cutter to cut into your favorite shapes.

3. Heat the griddle and place these cakes and cook them on each side for 2 min. Smear a few drops of oil on top of them while they are cooking.

4. Now arrange the done flat cakes on the plate and top it with your favorite jam and yogurt. Enjoy!!!

Tip: These potato flat cakes can be made a little bigger and served with Indian curries.

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CHARLES BRIDGE

One of the most famous attractions in Prague city of the Czech Republic is Charles Bridge. The bridge tower is a magnificent building that depicts the typical Gothic architecture. The specialty of this bridge, other than connecting the old city and Prague castle, in the alley of statues running through the bridge.  It was interesting to know that  people who touch  St. John of Nepomuk statue will get good luck and will return to Prague sometime in the future. As every statue has a story behind it. You can find more information about each statue here in this links Southside Statues & Northside Statues.

Tourists visiting Prague city should not miss Charles Bridge. Amazing Âplace to go for a walk and enjoy the art, music, and little souvenir shops on the sides.

Some pictures from Charles Bridge……

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