A Virtual Easter Dinner (vlog: Potato Rosemary Strudel)
Potato Strudel. I know, I know, it sounds weird, but can you please forget about the Swedish apple dessert momentarily, because I’m really excited to share this gussied up potato side dish with you.
Potato strudel was one of the first dishes I learned to make back in my early days in the professional kitchen. I was seventeen, and every evening, my chef and mentor, George (of the focaccia fame) served up slice after slice alongside expertly grilled New York steaks. After I watched him make the strudel a few times, I started recreating it at home for my family and it quickly became our go-to potato dish for holiday meals.
Thinly sliced potatoes, flavored with fresh rosemary and tossed with sour cream, are wrapped in puff pastry and baked until the potatoes are creamy and the pastry crisp. As trite as the expression is – what’s not to love?
Don’t let this sophisticated potato presentation lead you to believe that this strudel is a lot of work. I’ve purposely created a vlog to show you how easily it comes together. Just watch and learn!
Potato Strudel Tips & Tricks
- I purchase my puff pastry at a local baker, where it is made fresh every day. You can also find it in the freezer section of most grocery stores.
- You can substitute the fresh rosemary with most any herb: sage, dill, thyme, parsley and chives would all be lovely.
- Roll the pastry out and let it chill for at least a half an hour before proceeding with the recipe. This resting period will help it to rise even further during baking.
- Substitute a few sweet potatoes for the usual filling for a pretty orange and white filling.
- The garlic may be omitted if necessary.
Recipe: Potato Rosemary Strudel
This strudel is best enjoyed straight out of the oven, with the puff pastry shattering into buttery crumbs as it is sliced. However, it also reheats beautifully (oven, 350°F) and can be made a day in advance if necessary.
Serves 8-12
ingredients:
- 1 lb puff pastry
- 2 lbs potatoes
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
- fresh cracked pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
glaze:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon milk
method:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Roll puff pastry on a sheet of parchment paper until it is a 16×16 square. Transfer parchment and puff to a large baking sheet. Cover and chill while you prep your potatoes.
- Peel, rinse and thinly slice potatoes. Toss with sour cream, salt & pepper, rosemary and garlic.
- As demonstrated in the video, place potatoes in the middle of the puff pastry and wrap up.
- Beat egg yolk and milk together to make an egg wash. Brush over the top of the strudel and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 45 minutes, rotating the pan a few times to ensure even browning. Serve warm.
A Virtual Easter Dinner
If you’re looking for inspiration for more than just potatoes, I’ve teamed up with a few experts to bring you a virtual Easter Dinner. Join us!
- Laura from Real Mom Kitchen shared a Mustard Orange Glazed Ham.
- Shaina from Food for My Family shared Spring Vegetable Orzo Pasta Salad.
- Tara from Unsophisticook shared Hungarian Cucumber Salad.
- Tiffany from Eat at Home shared Goat Cheese Biscuits.
- I’ve got your potato side covered with my Rosemary Potato Strudel today.
- and tomorrow Liz from Hoosier Homemade will share an Easter Dessert.
Do you have a special potato dish that your family serves up every holiday?
Weird, absolutely not! Looks and sounds amazing! I would love this
That looks great! And so pretty. I like to make a potato galette with caramezlied onion and brie.
So pretty Aimee! Wow.
Beautiful and so unique – love this idea and it is perfect for Easter brunch!
Easter brunch, lunch OR dinner. It also makes a great late-night snack, not that I would know anything about that. 😉
This looks wonderful! However my family does not like sour cream. What can I substitute for the sour cream?
I love how simple and delicious this looks. Such a unique and beautiful presentation too. Max always loves watching your videos with me. He says “ba-bye” and waves to you when your all done. 🙂
Hi Max! Thanks, Cheri. This is definitely your style, eh?
Well bless my soul, you are *adorable*. This looks really really good, Aimee. I’m excited to try it! (and we won’t talk about how I’ve been saying your name incorrectly in my head for MONTHS)
It’s OK. You’re not the first. 🙂
Gorgeous Aimee!………and hearing you……makes me miss you more!! Fabulous video!
I miss you too, Cheryl. And now I’m wondering when our paths will cross again.
Loved the video!! Awesome!
And it looks yummy too! Thanks for sharing Aimee!
~Liz
This is such a wonderful recipe and thanks for the demo. really helps to see that pretty pattern done:-)
I’m glad it is helpful, Soma. My guests always oh and ah and say how I have slaved over the meal when I serve this strudel, but the secret is now out – it’s not very hard!
This looks delicious! I should quit reading your blog pre-breakfast. I always end up so hungry!
I always enjoy your vlogs and learning new tips, tricks and recipes. This one looks so wonderful. I don’t think I’m afraid to tackle a puff pastry dish now.
Oh good, Paula. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions.
I loved seeing you in action Aimee, you’re a natural in front of the camera!
Wow, thanks so much, Sylvie. I’m a little less nervous than I used to be.
Oh my goodness, I want to reach through the screen and grab a piece. Looks scrumptious!
That is just gorgeous!
Pretty sure I could eat this in one sitting. 😉
That’s what breastfeeding does to a woman! 😉
What a great way to wrap something in pastry. I’ve always been a bit scared of doing anything like that but I guess you could use the same technique to wrap meat, fish etc. I think I’ll be trying this for easter. Thanks!
That’s right, Emma. Beef Wellington is wrapped in this same kind of pastry. Fish would probably cook too fast, but I’ve wrapped salmon fillets in filo pastry and that works really well. The pastry cooks much faster.
Oh Aimee this is perfect! I typically make a potato gratin for special occasions but this is so much more beautiful and still easy. I will definitely be making this….perhaps I should make it this weekend just to test it out first. You know, to make sure it will be good for our guests next weekend. 😉
Let me know how it goes, Melissa. So happy you’re going to try the strudel!
That last picture is gorgeous!! I love how simple this is.
That looks wonderful and easy too. Thanks for sharing the video.
Wow this looks amazing! I bet this would be a huge success in our Easter table – my partner is half German and his German dad would adore this (and so would I)!
Serve with a side of sour cream and you can’t go wrong. 🙂
Simple and what an elegant savory pastry. Loved the vlog Aimee 🙂
Thanks for the encouragement, Kiran.
This sounds right up my ally! Love it!!
Gorgeous and sounds comforting and yummy!!
This looks very interesting and tempting to make this Easter. How many would you say this serves? I am guessing about 8?
Oops, I left that part out, sorry! Yes, eight is accurate. If there are a lot of other components to the meal, it can be sliced into twelve.
I love this! I want to make this and then I really want to eat this. I am definitely going to bookmark this. Thank you!
This looks wonderful! I was wondering if you had any suggestions about something that could be used instead of sour cream? My husband can’t have dairy but I think he would love this if I could find a way to make it work!
Also, when I read your post in my feed reader the video was in there and worked fine. However, when I opened the post on your website I didn’t see the video on there anymore. I tried opening it in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. Just wanted to let you know!
Thanks for letting me know, Michelle. It’s fixed ( I think!) Can you view the video now?
As for a sour cream replacement, you could toss the potatoes with some olive oil (maybe 2T) instead.
Yep, the video is up now!
Thanks for the tip! I will try that soon.
im making this vegan by using tofutti sour cream and soy milk instead of egg. another suggestion if your husband cant do dairy and you still want the creaminess.
Looks so good and I am sure it tastes fabulous!
This looks amazing. I can’t wait to try it. I love the trick for making it pretty, too.
Oh my heavens, I just swooned, literally!Thank you for feeding two of my addictions this morning. Love the video as well darlin’
Yum! This will be my first year hosting easter dinner for about 6 adults and 6 kids (5y/o & under)…would this be big enough do you think? I’m horrible with figuring out how much food versus people!
Also, what type of potatoes do you recommend?
Thanks!
Yes, this will be enough, especially for a big holiday event where there tends to be an excess of food! Happy cooking!
Fantastic I’m going to do a test run so I know I will have a wonderful presentation on my Easter Dinner table thank you for the share Annie
Oh, that looks just amazing. I have a soft spot for anything potato, so this is definitely going to be made. In fact, I think I might break it out for Easter!
I loved your video, too. You are a star!
This looks so delicious, Aimee! I love the vlog! I hope you keep doing a few more.
Looking forward to making this on Easter. I picked up pepperidge farm puff pastry but it comes in 2 sheets and is 1.1 lbs in total. I’m guessing one sheet isn’t enough? What do you suggest? 2 smaller strudels?
Sarah, with your fingertips, moisten one side of one sheet of puff and place the other sheet on top. Roll it out as usual and it will stick together. Don’t worry about the .1 extra.
Happy cooking and Happy Easter.
Beautiful! I love this idea!
there is really nothing better than potatoes in a yummy crust!
I can’t wait to try this! Your video tutorial is extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
I’m going to try this tonight. I’m also going to use the puff pastry with my pork tenderloin too. Cook up some onions,mushrooms,garlic and cooked apples. It’s so pretty once it’s baked. Everyone thinks you went to a lot of work to make it.
This is seriously perfect! Can’t wait to plate it Sunday. Then, I’m gonna do it again with steak, like that fella used to do. Blind faith? I don’t think so. Thanks!
looks very good
I just made this today for Easter lunch — 45 mins wasn’t enough time to cook the potatoes thoroughly in my oven. Next time I’ll nuke the potatoes alone for a couple of minutes first, then mix with the other ingredients and put them in the pastry and roll/cut it up as usual before baking. I think that will help the potatoes cook and the crust browned but not overbaked. It tasted fantastic, though! (just a bit firmer than I wanted)… I also used greek yogurt instead of sour cream and it tasted great!
We just finished Easter dinner and the presentation of this dish looked amazing. I tested after 45 min and the potatoes were still hard when pierced with a knife. So back in it went for another 15 min. I’m sorry to say that they were still not fully cooked, I wasn’t looking for mushy potatoes, but these were still very hard. I wish I would have seen “Melissa D’s” comment about pre-cooking the potatoes first. I learned the hard way, never try a new recipe on a special day 🙁
Amazing way to serve potatoes! It’s awesome and so delicious!!! Thank you for sharing this. I baked it yesterday and will definitely do it again. 🙂
Thanks so much for this post! I probably would not be brave enough to try without the video. It looks super easy. Thanks for giving me my next baking adventure! I’ll try it tomorrow night with a yummy roast!