Duchess potatoes are the perfect side dish for special occasions. You can prepare them ahead of time and then bake them when you need them.
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Duchess Potatoes – The Easiest "Fancy" Potato Trick Ever – Food Wishes
Duchess potatoes – Nicely wrapped or forked
I probably should have used one of the hand-formed duchess potatoes for the thumbnail of this video since the lack of a piping bag would be one of the few reasons not to make this simple side dish but for the sake of a pretty picture I decided to take a chance. I did mention in the intro that you don't need a piping bag and if someone turned the video off for that it just wasn't meant to be. Their loss because these are a classic for a reason and are so much more than just "pretty." They have a great personality too.
In the video I mention the trade-off between the richness of the potatoes and the need to create something with the right texture for piping and shaping. I love butter and cream more than anyone should but if you add too much your duchesse potatoes will collapse and lose their shape with some of that fat separating and leaking out anyway. So if you’re craving Joël Robuchon’s pommes purée this method might not be for you.
