Knish

Knish
A Jewish pastry made from a piece of dough closed around a mashed potato, cheese and or meat filling.
Kreplach
Small ravioli-ish dumplings of Jewish origin, most often filled with meat or cheese.

knish - The knish is a pastry of Jewish origin consisting of a piece of dough that encloses a filling of seasoned mashed potatoes. Basically they are a mashed potato pie.

knish: An Eastern European Jewish savory pastry filled with meat, potato, or kasha (buckwheat).
kosher: The special dietary rules of Judaism, outlined in the Torah.
kugel: A baked casserole that combines egg noodles with flavorful seasonings and eggs.

Knishes are a perfect sample. Usually made with a thin dough covering a potato, sauerkraut, or broccoli filling, a knish can be either fried or baked. kugel, a casserole made with egg noodles, different vegetables, and potatoes is also popular.

From tender brisket to potato knishes, our library of Ashkenazi Jewish recipes offers many highlights of this homey cuisine.
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Celebrate the eight days of Passover with delicious recipes for kosher appetizers and side dishes. From charoset and chopped liver to knishes, kugels, puddings, and more, we have just the right side dishes and appetizers to make Passover special.

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To work and stretch dough either by hand or an electric dough hook. The process makes the mixture smoother and softer or more elastic and evenly incorporates air or additional ingredients at the same time. Knish ...

knishes, strudels and piroshki.
Asiago: Cow's cheese from Venice. Semi-soft light yellow cheese when aged for a year becomes good for grating.
Asino, Asina (It.): donkey, rarely cooked today, but if so, stewed.

knish (Jew.) (.hopped chicken livers or kasha wrapped in a pastry of mashed potatoes, flour, and chicken fat; from Eastern Europe.
knoblauch (Cier. ) Garlic.
Knodel (Ger.) Dumpling.

See also: Potato, Dough, Pastry, Noodle, Cheese