Starters & Light meals

Potato farl with crispy bacon and maple syrup

Makes 2
Easy
15 minutes
15 minutes
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Avondale Samsara Shiraz 2015

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Ingredients

Method
  • 500 g potato, peeled and boiled
  • 2 T butter
  • 120 g flour
  • Salt, to taste
  • 250 g Woolworths streaky wood-smoked bacon
  • 100 g mascarpone
  • 2 T maple syrup
  1. Mash the boiled potatoes until smooth, then add the butter and mash again. Work in the flour and salt quickly but thoroughly and knead lightly.
  2. Divide the mixture in half and roll each half into a circle about the size of a dinner plate.
  3. Fry the bacon in a nonstick pan over a medium to high heat until the fat renders and the bacon is crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan, reserving the fat.
  4. Fry the potato farl in the same pan for about 3 minutes on each side, or until golden. Add half the mascarpone and maple syrup and allow to melt and bubble. Remove from the heat and repeat with the other half of the potato farl dough, mascarpone and maple syrup. Remove from the heat and serve with the crispy bacon.

Cook's note: Native to Ireland this versatile plain potato bread – a scone/ bread/pancake hybrid – goes well with a slathering of butter and everything from jams to curries. But add potato, bacon, mascarpone and maple syrup, and you’ve got a pretty unforgettable breakfast. This is the perfect way to use up leftover mashed potato.

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Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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