I grew up in Western PA, I am of German descent and grew up with the idea of not letting things go to waste, there are certain things that I feel are regional or cultural, I maybe wrong about this as I am not a well traveled person, but also everywhere I have been I have never been able to find potato pancakes the way Grandma use to make them, everywhere I go if I order potato pancakes they come as little hash brown type cakes which are good but just not the same as grandma's
here is what I like to do with left over mashed potatoes - the recipe will follow
Mix all of the ingredients together to form a nice cake like batter
get your skillet good and hot, with out being so hot that it is burning, but yet puts a nice crispy edge on your cakes, often I add around a TBS of oil to the pan right b4 I drop the batter on
When you see the bubbles start to form and the edges look a little bit dry, you can lift the edge of the cake and see if it is brown enough for you yet, If so flip it gently, be careful as to not splash your self with the hot oil!
once you notice the "skirt " looking a bit dry you can start checking the bottom to see if it is brown enough for you if so remove from the skillet, always test the first cake to make sure it is has cooked in the center you need to cook these at lower temps so they cook through with out burning, if they are cooked through to your liking add another TBS or so of oil and start process over
I made these ones for breakfast here is the $ shot
Viola! Tater cakes just like Grandma used to make!
Here is the recipe
Potato Cakes
2cups mashed potato
2cups all purpose flour
4tsp baking powder
2tsp baking soda
1tsp Salt
1tsp onion powder (optional) or grate a fresh onion add to your taste
1tsp chives
2 eggs beaten mixed with
4 to 5 TBS of melted butter or cooking oil
add enough milk or water to make a batter
Mix all ingredients together except the Milk/water and egg and butter/oil in a seperate bowl add egg and butter/oil and wisp until beaten then add to flour mixture, then add enough milk/water until a nice batter is formed
Heat a skillet with oil until the oil lightly smokes, or a drop of water sizzles immediately when hits the pan, turn down skillet to a medium low heat, place 1/3 cup of batter onto pan when small bubbles form on top and you can see the edges browning and the cake lifts easily flip carefully so you do not splatter your self, and continue to fry until edge of cake is dry or the bottom has a nice brown color,
test first cake to see if it cooked through and the middle is not uncooked, if center is uncooked thin batter with a small amount of water,the batter is more dense than actual pancakes and need a longer time in the pan
Thanks for looking and enjoy!
Harry
here is what I like to do with left over mashed potatoes - the recipe will follow
Mix all of the ingredients together to form a nice cake like batter
get your skillet good and hot, with out being so hot that it is burning, but yet puts a nice crispy edge on your cakes, often I add around a TBS of oil to the pan right b4 I drop the batter on
When you see the bubbles start to form and the edges look a little bit dry, you can lift the edge of the cake and see if it is brown enough for you yet, If so flip it gently, be careful as to not splash your self with the hot oil!
once you notice the "skirt " looking a bit dry you can start checking the bottom to see if it is brown enough for you if so remove from the skillet, always test the first cake to make sure it is has cooked in the center you need to cook these at lower temps so they cook through with out burning, if they are cooked through to your liking add another TBS or so of oil and start process over
I made these ones for breakfast here is the $ shot
Viola! Tater cakes just like Grandma used to make!
Here is the recipe
Potato Cakes
2cups mashed potato
2cups all purpose flour
4tsp baking powder
2tsp baking soda
1tsp Salt
1tsp onion powder (optional) or grate a fresh onion add to your taste
1tsp chives
2 eggs beaten mixed with
4 to 5 TBS of melted butter or cooking oil
add enough milk or water to make a batter
Mix all ingredients together except the Milk/water and egg and butter/oil in a seperate bowl add egg and butter/oil and wisp until beaten then add to flour mixture, then add enough milk/water until a nice batter is formed
Heat a skillet with oil until the oil lightly smokes, or a drop of water sizzles immediately when hits the pan, turn down skillet to a medium low heat, place 1/3 cup of batter onto pan when small bubbles form on top and you can see the edges browning and the cake lifts easily flip carefully so you do not splatter your self, and continue to fry until edge of cake is dry or the bottom has a nice brown color,
test first cake to see if it cooked through and the middle is not uncooked, if center is uncooked thin batter with a small amount of water,the batter is more dense than actual pancakes and need a longer time in the pan
Thanks for looking and enjoy!
Harry