Irish cheese, potatoes and more, what else could you ask for?
Talk about comforting, wholesome delicious food made with a wonderful selection of Irish cheese on bread made with mashed potato!
Irish cheese and potato flatbread recipe
Ingredients:
For the base (prepare 24 hours in advance):
- 1kg 00 flour
- 10g dried yeast
- 30g salt
- 200g mashed potato (as dry as possible)
- 600ml cold water
For the toppings:
- 1kg Jerusalem artichoke
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- Salt
- 12 pieces of sliced in half
- ½ kg Coolea cheese, grated
- ½ kg crumbled Kearney Blue cheese
- ½ kg Toonsbridge Smoked Scamorza cheese, sliced
Method:
To make the base, put water in a bowl and add the yeast. Fluff up with a whisk until bubbles form.
Slowly mix in the flour adding the salt halfway through. Mix in the potato. By now, you should have a nice soft dough. Cover in cling film in a bowl and leave in a warm dark place to rise.
Divide the dough into 150g balls and lay on a lightly floured tray. Cover and leave
for 24 hours in the fridge (alternatively, leave at room temp for 8 hours).
When ready to use, press and flatten the dough ball on a floured surface with
your fingers to form a circle. Hold the dough with your left hand while stretching with the right.
For the topping, peel the artichokes and place them in a small pot of boiling water with a few slices of lemon and salt. Cook until very soft and then purée in a blender with salt and pepper to taste.
Spread on the flattened dough bases, like you would a tomato sauce on a pizza, and divide each of the three cheeses between the bases.
Lay the greens evenly on top and bake on a pre-heated pizza stone in a very hot oven until the base looks evenly cooked and starting to color and the cheese is melted. Season and serve.
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Recipe originally published in Food and Wine Ireland. Updated in 2024.
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