Prep time:
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time:
Serves: 10
350g floury potatoes (2-3 medium potatoes)
75g mature cheddar, grated
75g mozzarella cheese, grated
2 eggs
salt and pepper, to taste
3tbsp plain flour
3tbsp fine breadcrumbs
30g butter (this is for shallow frying, but you could deep fry your chicks in oil)
100g cream cheese
100g finely grated cheddar cheese (for the chicks’ feathery fluff)
20 peppercorns for chick eyes
1 carrot, sliced and cut into chick feet and beaks
150g coconut, coloured with green food colouring – optional ‘grass’ base for chicks to stand on
Almost too cute to eat, these are surprisingly easy to make and have gone down well with my testers, as the main ingredients are cheese and potato.
then dip in egg, roll in breadcrumbs and fry for a few minutes in butter until beginning to crisp. I shallow fried these, but you could also deep fat fry them for five minutes.
- words: Jo Arnell
- pictures: David Merewether
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