Pomme Duchesse

A white plate with a pile of duchess potatoes on it.

5 from 3 votes

Pommes Duchesse or Duchess Potatoes embodies the perfect blend of home-cooked comfort and gourmet elegance. The next time potatoes are on your mind, consider granting them this royal makeover, because inside every spud lies a Duchesse waiting to emerge.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine French

Keyword leftover sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 257kcal

Author Robin Donovan

Ingredients

2 pounds potatoes cut into large chunks
3 egg yolks
1/3 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Filling a saucepan with salted water and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes.
Cook the potatoes for about 25 minutes, or until fork tender.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a baking tray with nonstick spray.
Once the potatoes are cooked, drain them, and let them cook off for about 5 minutes. Then add to a medium sized bowl.
To the bowl of potatoes, add the heavy cream, salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons of the butter.
Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, mash the potatoes until smooth using a masher, ricer, or food mill.
Add the egg yolks and mash some more, but make sure not to overdo it.
Put the mashed potatoes in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.
Pipe swirls of the potatoes onto the prepared baking tray like an ice cream swirl.
Then melt the remaining butter in the microwave for 20-30 seconds and brush it onto the potatoes.
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes

For extra flavor, you can add a pinch of nutmeg into the potato mixture if you like. Add the nutmeg along with the other seasonings.

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