my mama's potato pancakes

Name: My Mama's Potato Pancakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) mashed potatoes, chilled (about 3 medium potatoes); 2 tablespoon(s) finely chopped onions or chives; 1/4 cup(s) butter; 1 - egg, lightly beaten; 1/4 cup(s) flour

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Martha Price

San Jose, CA

Updated on Jan 20, 2014

As a child, I knew that whenever we had mashed potatoes for supper, we would have potato pancakes the next day - yum to both! This is how my late mother made them - simple in ingredients and execution, but so delicious! Mom always used leftover mashed potatoes, - I always keep a couple of cooked whole potatoes in the refrigerator, so I will sometimes season and mash those up to use. Crisp and lightly browned on the outside, creamy on the inside! I miss you mom, and - as you said to me every night when you tucked me in "I love you higher than the sky"! Photo is my gentle, much loved mother!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Stove Top

yield 3 - 6

Ingredients

2 cups mashed potatoes, chilled (about 3 medium potatoes)
2 tablespoons finely chopped onions or chives
1/4 cup butter
1 - egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup flour

How To Make my mama's potato pancakes

Step 1

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet; saute onion until tender. With slotted spoon, remove onion, leaving drippings in skillet.

Step 2

Combine onion, mashed potatoes and egg. Shape into 6 3-inch patties. Coat lightly with flour.
Step 3

Add remaining butter to skillet; heat over medium heat. Add potato patties and cook until browned, about 5 minutes on each side.
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