Potato Pancakes
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 cup raw potatoes, peeled and grated coarse
- 1 cup mashed potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup flour
- pepper
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter or 1/4 cup bacon fat
- milk
directions
- Wrap the grated potatoes in a tea towel and squeeze out as much excess moisture as possible by wringing the towel over a bowl (wait a few minutes for the starch to settle in the bowl and then pour off the water, leaving the starch behind).
- Blend the grated potato with the mashed potato, add the starch left behind in the bowl.
- Add the salt, soda and flour to the potatoes and mix well.
- Add the melted butter or bacon fat and as much milk as is necessary to make a batter of dropping consistency.
- Season with pepper.
- Lightly butter (or use bacon fat) a griddle or heavy pan and heat over moderate heat.
- Drop potato batter in tablespoonfuls into pan and cook until crispy and golden on both sides.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
silky
United States