Potato roll with spinach and bacon

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 45 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Wash the potatoes and boil in their skins until tender, 20 minutes. Peel and chop the onion. Wash the spinach and cut off the stems. Place the leaves in a dry saucepan and place on low heat. As soon as the leaves wilt, remove from the heat and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the potatoes and rub through a sieve. Add almost all the flour, baking powder, 1 egg, a little salt. Knead into a homogeneous dough.

3. STEP 3

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan, fry the onion for 4 minutes. Add spinach and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Transfer the spinach and onions to a bowl and let cool slightly. Add cottage cheese, half the Parmesan, yolk, nutmeg, salt and pepper. To stir thoroughly.

4. STEP 4

   

   Roll out the potato dough on a floured surface into a 35x25cm rectangle. Cover with strips of bacon. Spread the spinach filling over the dough, leaving about 1.5 cm around the edges.

5. STEP 5

   

   Roll up, wrap tightly in a linen napkin and tie the ends with twine. Place the roll in a wide pan of boiling salted water and cook for 30 minutes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Remove the roll from the pan, unwrap it and let cool. Cut into 1.5 cm wide pieces. Place in a short baking dish, drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Place in an oven preheated to 200°C for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

7. STEP 7

   

   Finita! Bon appetit!