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Pickert
Fried yeasted potato loaf with raisins
Pickert: Lippe-style yeasted potato loaf with raisins, sliced and fried
GermanPickert is the bread of Lippe and the Teutoburg Forest in eastern Westphalia, made where wheat was scarce and potatoes plentiful: grated raw potato, flour, eggs and yeast baked into a dense, moist loaf, studded with raisins. Locals slice it the next day and fry the slices in butter until crisp, then eat them for breakfast or supper with plum butter, sugar beet syrup, jam or, for meat eaters, liver sausage. This vegetarian version serves it with jam and syrup. A common mistake is not squeezing the potatoes, which leaves the loaf soggy in the middle. Chef's tip: bake it a day ahead; cold Pickert slices cleanly and fries far better than warm.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ lb floury potatoespeeled
- 14 oz plain flour
- ½ cup milklukewarm
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 3 ½ oz raisins
- ⅓ oz butter for the tin
To fry and serve
- 1 ⅜ oz butter
- 5 ½ oz plum butter or jam
- 4 tbsp sugar beet syrup or golden syrup (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Grate the 2 ¼ lb floury potatoes finely, then squeeze them hard in a clean tea towel to get rid of as much liquid as you can.
10 minStep 2: Mix the potato with 14 oz plain flour, ¼ oz fast-action dried yeast, ½ cup milk, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp sugar and 1 ½ tsp salt into a sticky, heavy dough. Fold in the 3 ½ oz raisins.
5 minStep 3: Butter a 30 cm loaf tin with ⅓ oz butter for the tin, spoon in the dough and smooth the top. Cover and leave for 40 minutes, until it has risen a little.
40 minStep 4: Heat the oven to 375°F (350°F fan). Bake for 60–65 minutes, until deep brown and a skewer pushed into the centre comes out without wet dough. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then on a rack.
65 minStep 5: Cut the cooled loaf into 1.5 cm slices. Fry them in 1 ⅜ oz butter in a frying pan over a medium heat for 3 minutes a side, until crisp and golden.
10 minStep 6: Serve hot with 5 ½ oz plum butter or jam and a drizzle of 4 tbsp sugar beet syrup or golden syrup.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does pickert take?
- About 90 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 65 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of floury potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
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