Frances' Famous Knishes

Ingredients

2 Cups flour
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons shortening
1 Large onion -- diced
2 Pounds potatoes -- peeled
3 Tablespoons Oil Or Chicken Fat
3/4 Teaspoon salt
1/4 Teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cook potatoes in water. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and shortening, blending with your fingers. Add 2/3 cup water from the cooking potatoes. Knead lightly. Dough should be soft, but firm enough to roll. Add a bit more flour, if necessary. Smooth into a ball and cover bowl.
Brown onion in oil. Drain and mash potatoes and add onion. Add salt and pepper. Roll 1/3 of the dough into a thin rectangle, about 7"x14". Place a strip of potato mixture about 1 1/2" wide and high along the long edge. Roll like a jelly roll. Cut into 1 1/4" pieces. Take each piece and stretch the dough to cover the cut edges, unrolling slightly, if necessary. Knishes should be flat on the bottom and rounded on top. Don't worry if the dough tears of potato shows through. Repeat the process twice more with the remaining dough and potatoes. Place knishes on greased pans. Bake 30 minutes at 400F, or until slightly browned. If they are going to be frozen, bake only partially, and finish baking when ready to serve.

NOTES : Recipe was submitted to one of the Internet Recipe Mailing Lists. Recipe is by Frances Lubkin.