Cheese Knishes

Name: Cheese Knishes
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 2 cups bread flour; 2 teaspoons fine salt; 113g/1 stick cold butter, cut into cubes; 225g/8ozs. sour cream (full fat); 500g/1.1lbs. potatoes; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 onions, peeled and finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 2 cups cheese (I used a mix of ricotta, cream cheese and parmesan); 3 tablespoons chopped parsley; salt and pepper for seasoning; 1 egg for egg wash; Hot mustard to serve

Instructions

Looking for a wonderful way to keep warm in the cooler weather? Try these knishs a humble Jewish snack filled with potato and cheese. Used to warm up people on cold days or even as a prop by opportunistic politicians to curry favour with voters it's a simple but oh so rewarding snack. On the outside is a wonderfully crumbly sour cream pastry for some truly delightful carb on carb action. Just add hot mustard!

Updated at: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:07:38 GMT