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Baked Ghosts

AKA Duchess Potatoes

By Jeff Wirtz October 18, 2011

Turn a typical side-dish into spooky fun!!  Want to make green goblins instead?  Just add a touch of green food coloring to the recipe or some spinach puree.

Makes 5-6 servings

Ingredients:

4 cups prepared Mashed Potatoes (instant, leftover, or fresh made)
2  large eggs
¼ cup melted butter
3 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1 can black olives, drained

Directions:

1. Set oven temp to 400ร‹ลกF
2. Add eggs and Parmesan Cheese to potatoes
3. Mix well until fully incorporated.  Be sure not to over mix or potatoes will become gummy and difficult to work with
4. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip with the potato mixture (if you do not have a pastry bag, fill a sandwich bag with the potatoes and cut off one of the corners)
5. Pipe the potato mixture into a “ghost like” shape onto a greased sheet pan


6. Drizzle the “ghosts” with the melted butter
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown
8. Garnish with a small piece of olive for “eyes” (raisins, peas or corn kernels also make good eyes)