Pommes Dauphine

Pommes Dauphine or crispy potato puffs refer to a French potato dish made with butter, egg yolk, choux pastry; plated with meat or game. They are croquettes made by combining potato purée with choux pastry which are formed into balls, rolled in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. Choux pastry is a cream-puff pastry dough. Dauphine is pronounced "doh-feen".