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IRISH POTATO CAKES

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Irish potato cakes

The Irish potato pancakes, are best made with leftover mashed potatoes form the night before. I like to add black pepper.

 


INGREDIENTS

  • Cooking Time: 30
  • Servings: 4
  • Preparation Time: 15
  • 3 cups cooked potatoes
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • pinch salt
  • Bacon grease or butter.

DIRECTIONS

Mash potatoes and warm them up in the oven or microwave.


Mix potatoes with flour, baking soda and salt.


Add enough buttermilk to make a stiff batter.


Heat a large skillet (iron is best), then add bacon grease or butter.


Drop spoonfuls of the batter into the grease to make large or small cakes - whichever you like. Serve immediately with butter.


RECIPE BACKSTORY

The Irish potato pancakes, are best made with leftover mashed potatoes form the night before. I like to add black pepper.

RECIPE REVIEWS

Jul/02/2008 01:07 am auntiem
Buttermilk, huh? I'll have to try these. Potato Cakes are a great comfort food.

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