Mashed Potato Pancakes Southern Style Food

MY CRISPY MASHED POTATO PANCAKE

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, eggs, flour, and garlic powder in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; fry potato mixture in skillet, pressing with a spatula to flatten evenly. Cover and cook until bottom is crispy, about 10 minutes; invert onto serving platter.

MASHED POTATO PANCAKES SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• In medium bowl combine all ingredients.
• Whisk together until combined well.
• Consistency should be similar to cornbread mixture.
• Heat skillet with a light layer of oil on medium-high heat.
• (Cast iron skillet browns beautifully).
• Spoon batter to form 3 1/2 to 4 inch rounds.
• Brown each side to a rich dark golden brown.
• Potato Pancakes should look like a thick regular pancake.
• Place on paper towel to drain excess oil.
• Don't stack on top of each other or the bottom pancakes will become soggy.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Set a large strainer or colander over a bowl and line it with a clean kitchen towel. Using a box grater, grate the potatoes and onion into the strainer. Using the towel, squeeze as much liquid from the potatoes and onion as possible. Transfer the mixture to another bowl and stir in the flour, eggs, chives, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Coat the bottom of an 8-inch nonstick skillet with oil and add a couple of tablespoons of butter. Heat over medium heat until the butter foam subsides. Spoon about 1 3/4 cups of the potato mixture into the pan and press to fill the circumference. Fry over medium heat, flipping once, until the pancake is golden and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain the pancake on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining batter.

MASHED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Cook and stir onion and bacon in large skillet on medium heat until bacon is crisp and onion is tender. Drain, reserving 1 Tbsp. of the drippings in skillet.
• Prepare Mashed Potatoes according to package directions. Add onion mixture, flour and egg; mix well.
• Heat reserved bacon drippings in skillet. For each pancake, spoon 1/4 cup of the potato mixture into skillet; smooth with back of spoon to create a 3-inch patty. Cook 2 minutes on each side or until crisp and golden brown on both sides.

LEFTOVER MASHED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt, pepper, garlic, and any optional ingredients, into mashed potatoes.
• Preheat skillet and add a couple of tablespoons of Crisco shortening or oil.
• Make sure the mixture is not too thin.
• Pour 1/4 cup batter into hot pan; brown on both sides.
• Enjoy with sour cream or applesauce.
• Enjoy!

LEFTOVER MASHED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine mashed potatoes, egg, and pepper in a bowl and mix well together.
• Pour bread crumbs into a small bowl. Shape potato mixture into 3-inch patties with wet hands and dip in bread crumbs so they are evenly coated.
• Heat oil and butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook potato cakes on both sides until they are heated through and browned, about 4 minutes per side.

CRISPY MASHED POTATO PANCAKE

Steps:

• Combine the first four ingredients; mix well. In a small skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add potato mixture; press with a spatula to flatten evenly. Cover and cook for 8 minutes or until bottom is crispy. Invert onto a serving plate.

MASHED POTATO PANCAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Cook onion in pan in about half of the butter until onion is translucent. Remove onion from pan with a slotted spoon, allowing the melted butter and pan drippings to remain in the pan. Combine onion, mashed potatoes and egg. Sprinkle with flour. Add remaining butter to pan and heat to medium/high heat. Add potato pancakes and cook about 5 minutes each side until browned. Leftover mashed potatoes take on the consistency of concrete when refrigerated and you never know what to do with them. They are actually very good is you just warm them up and add a little more milk and/ or butter. But now you have a second option.