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Potato knishes are awesome.

I don't know why I hadn't thought of making these before...

I modified a simple biscuit recipe from the Leek and Bean Cassoulet dish from Veganomicon and rolled up some mashed potato.

Potatoes:
Three large potatoes. Boil them. I leave the peel on and cut them into small cubes for quick and even cooking.
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegan margarine (maybe more)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast.
Generous amount of freshly cracked pepper.

Once the potatoes are soft, drain most of the water (leave them a little wet) and add the rest of the ingredients. Mash. They should be creamy and almost taste like desert.

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Biscuit dough:

1 cup soy milk.
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
2 cups plus three tablespoons flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegan margarine

Add the vinegar to the soy milk and let it curdle. Mix the dry ingredients together and make a mountain with it on the countertop. Drop the margarine in a clump on top and slash it in with a fork. Break the pieces of margarine in the flour - it should form a crumbly bunch of odd-sized clumps. Don't get too fancy just stomp around with the fork.

Create a well in the center and add the liquid. Mix the dry in and try to flatten it somewhat. Sprinkle some flour on top and flip it over. Sprinkle the other side and fold it like a letter (tri-fold). Them, rotate 90 degrees and fold it like a letter in the opposite direction.

Flatten again. Use more flour to be able to handle it. Do another letter fold in both directions again. Flatten again and repeat one last time.

Flatten until you think the dough will break - about half to one centimeter thick. I just use my hands. Try to make it rectangular shaped and spread the mashed potato on top. Leave a margin on one side.

Roll up using the margin as and end point (don't start with the margin, end on it to seal the dough.)

Cut into a dozen round pieces and place on parchment paper. Spray each piece with pan spray. Bake for 12-20 minutes until the tops are starting to brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy!