The is one of the easiest Russian desserts to make. Kartoshka means potato, yet there's no potato in it... the lying bastards! [edit: my wife's just called me a hypocrite on the basis of mince pies not containing mince... touché!] Still, it's delicious and ridiculously moreish.
250g plain biscuits, e.g. rich
tea
2 heaped dessertspoons sugar
1 dessertspoon margarine
2 heaped dessertspoons cocoa
powder
½ glass milk
a little dessicated coconut, for decoration [optional]
How:
1. crush biscuits into a
powder; add cocoa powder and mix thoroughly
2. put milk, margarine and
sugar in a microwavable bowl; microwave until margarine melts and sugar
dissolves into the milk, stirring with a spoon if necessary
3. add the milk mix to the
biscuit mix; stir together. It should bind together, slightly mushy, but not dropping off a spoon - if it doesn't bind, add a little milk
4. while the mix is still warm, shape it however you want it - little balls; rolls; leave it to set in small bowls; sprinkle with the coconut if you want
5. leave to set in the fridge
Variations:
You can replace dairy milk with soya/almond milk or use soya spread to make it vegan and it still comes out tasty.
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We prepared these ready for a visit to my Mum's. If you speak Russian, my wife's written about it in her blog, here.
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