LITHUANIAN KUGELIS -- Potato Pie

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork lard

Turkey bacon reduces fat while still providing flavor.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers creaminess with fewer calories.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with less fat.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories and can be used for moisture.

Preheat oven to 450°F.

Peel potatoes and place in ice water to keep them crispy.

Peel and dice onions and set aside.

Cut bacon into strips and fry until crispy, reserving the grease.

Melt one stick of butter in the bacon grease.

Saute the onions in the bacon grease until opaque, then remove from heat.

Crumble the fried bacon and add it to the bacon/butter mixture, stirring to combine.

Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl and set aside.

Grate the potatoes using the smallest blade on your grater, ideally onto a cookie sheet.

In a large bowl, mix together the grated potatoes, onion/bacon/grease/butter mixture, hot milk, eggs, salt, and pepper.

Pour the mixture into a generously buttered 13x9x2 glass baking dish.

Bake at 450°F for about 45 minutes until the bottom and edges start to brown, then reduce the temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 1-2 hours until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool for 30 minutes before serving, topping with sour cream or applesauce.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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