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Boxty Irish Potato Pancakes
Boxty are Irish potato pancakes made with grated raw potato and mashed potato. They are crisp outside and tender inside.
Boxty Irish Potato Pancakes

Boxty are Irish potato pancakes made with grated raw potato and mashed potato. They are crisp outside and tender inside.

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Total Time 35 minutes

Servings: 10 pancakes

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

Ingredients
1 cup grated raw potato, squeezed dry
1 cup mashed potato
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
Butter or oil for frying

Method

Instructions
Mix grated potato, mashed potato, flour, baking powder, and salt.
Whisk egg and milk, then stir into potato mixture.
Heat butter or oil in a skillet. Drop batter by spoonfuls and flatten.
Cook until browned on both sides and cooked through.
Serve warm.

Notes

Good with sour cream, applesauce, or alongside eggs.
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Irish Soda Bread
Soda bread uses baking soda instead of yeast, making it a practical quick bread for soups, stews, and breakfast.
Irish Soda Bread

Soda bread uses baking soda instead of yeast, making it a practical quick bread for soups, stews, and breakfast.

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Total Time 1 hour

Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

Ingredients
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons sugar, optional
3 tablespoons butter, optional

Method

Instructions
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar if using.
Cut in butter if using. Add buttermilk and stir into a shaggy dough.
Shape into a round loaf and place on a baking sheet. Cut a cross in the top.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes until browned and hollow-sounding.
Cool before slicing.

Notes

Best the day it is baked.
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- Heinz History Center
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Cottage Pie with Mashed Potato Topping
Shepherd’s pie traditionally uses lamb, while cottage pie uses beef. In many American kitchens, the names blur, but the comfort stays the same.
Cottage Pie with Mashed Potato Topping

Shepherd’s pie traditionally uses lamb, while cottage pie uses beef. In many American kitchens, the names blur, but the comfort stays the same.

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Total Time 1 hour

Servings: 6 servings

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Ingredients

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds ground beef or lamb
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, diced
1 cup peas
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
3 cups mashed potatoes
1/2 cup shredded cheddar, optional

Method

Instructions
Cook meat, onion, and carrots until meat is browned. Drain excess fat.
Stir in flour and tomato paste. Add broth and simmer until thickened.
Stir in peas and season with salt and pepper.
Spread in a baking dish and top with mashed potatoes and cheddar if using.
Bake at 400 degrees until bubbling and browned.

Notes

Use lamb for shepherd’s pie, beef for cottage pie.
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- Heinz History Center
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German Potato Salad
German-style potato salad is often warm and vinegar-based, with bacon, onion, and a tangy dressing.
Warm German Potato Salad

German-style potato salad is often warm and vinegar-based, with bacon, onion, and a tangy dressing.

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Total Time 35 minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

Ingredients
2 pounds potatoes
6 slices bacon, chopped
1 small onion, diced
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
Black pepper
Parsley

Method

Instructions
Boil potatoes until tender. Slice while warm.
Cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and cook onion in drippings.
Add vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Simmer briefly.
Pour warm dressing over potatoes. Add bacon and parsley.
Serve warm or room temperature.

Notes

Waxy potatoes hold their shape best.
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Soft Pennsylvania-Style Pretzels
Pennsylvania is pretzel country. These soft pretzels are chewy, salty, and best eaten warm.
Soft Pennsylvania-Style Pretzels

Pennsylvania is pretzel country. These soft pretzels are chewy, salty, and best eaten warm.

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Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings: 8 pretzels

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Ingredients

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 packet yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup baking soda
1 egg, beaten
Coarse salt

Method

Instructions
Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Mix with flour and salt to make dough. Knead and rise until doubled.
Divide into 8 pieces and shape pretzels.
Boil briefly in water mixed with baking soda.
Brush with egg and sprinkle with coarse salt.
Bake at 425 degrees until deep golden, 12 to 15 minutes.

Notes

Serve with mustard or cheese dip.
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- Heinz History Center
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Coal Country Pepperoni Rolls
Pepperoni rolls are strongly associated with West Virginia, but they are familiar across coal and steel country, including southwestern Pennsylvania.
Coal Country Pepperoni Rolls

Pepperoni rolls are strongly associated with West Virginia, but they are familiar across coal and steel country, including southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Servings: 12 rolls

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

Ingredients
1 pound pizza dough
36 pepperoni slices or 12 pepperoni sticks
1 cup shredded mozzarella, optional
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Method

Instructions
Divide dough into 12 pieces and flatten each piece.
Add pepperoni and cheese if using. Pinch dough closed around filling.
Place seam-side down on a baking sheet and let rise 30 minutes.
Bake at 375 degrees until golden, 18 to 22 minutes.
Brush with melted butter mixed with garlic powder.

Notes

Good warm or room temperature.
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- Visit Pittsburgh food and drink guide
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July 7, 2026

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