Wednesday, October 19, 2011

POTATO BATS

Halloween Post #5: Today I made some potato bats as my side to my hamburgers. This was pretty simple and easy to make. Invest in Halloween Cookie Cutters in different shapes and sizes because they can be used for many things and not just cookies. My nephew went crazy for these potatoes and he is the hardest person to get to eat. So if you do  have some picky eater this actually might help you out. For all you event needs event my website www.1226events.com  If you need assistant with your party coming up we deliver right to your house with a min. order of $75 Happy Planning and we hope to meet you all soon as we assist with your event.
Here is a list of things you will need for your Potato Bats: (Depending on how many people you have I used 2 potato per person)
6 Potatoes
Oil
Salt & Pepper
Bat Cookie Cutter
A Few Black Sesame Seeds (these I just used for eyes if you don't have them don't worry about it)

1. Rinse off the potatoes, put them in the pot that you are going to boil them in (make sure you have enough room in the pot to let your water boil) and add water to the pot until the potatoes are completely submerged in the water. Put the pot on the stove add a teaspoon of salt and turn on high heat.
2. After about 15 minutes into the boil check your potatoes to see if the skins are cracking and tender when you poke it with a fork. When the potatoes are tender and cracking drain the water from the potatoes and run cool water over the potatoes. This will stop the cooking process and will cool down the potatoes so you can peel them easier.
3. Now peel each potato and completely remove the skin from the potato. Once they are all peeled set aside.
4. Now preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Boiled Peeled Potato

Cutting Potato in Half
5. Take each potato and cut in in half









6. Now take the Bat Cookie Cutter and go through each potato. Once you have have the Bat Potato use the extra potato strips and make regular fries.

Cutting the potato   








7. Place the Bats and other potatoes in a pan for baking sprinkle salt pepper and drizzle some vegetable oil over the potatoes and place in the oven for about 20 minutes. Once the potatoes start turning a golden brown pull them out the oven. Transfer to a  plate, add 2 black sesame seeds as eyes to each bat and serve. HAPPY PLANNING

Ready to eat Potato Bats