Pommes dauphine, sometimes called dauphine potatoes,Larousse Gastronomique (2009), p. 355. Hamlyn are crisp potato puffs made by mixing mashed potatoes with savoury choux pastry, forming the mixture into quenelle shapes or rounds that are deep-fried at .
Namesake The dish is named for the Dauphine of France, wife of the heir apparent to the French throne.
Cuisine Pommes dauphine typically accompany red meats or chicken.Elizabeth David (1970), French Provincial Cooking, p. 273. Penguin Books Typically served in restaurants, they are often for sale at supermarkets in France.
Related potato preparations include pommes noisette, pommes duchesse, croquettes, and pommes soufflées. Pommes dauphines are unique, however, with the choux pastry yielding a less dense dish.
See also List of choux pastry dishes
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