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Boxty

List of Ingredients




Boxty is a traditional potato dish.

"Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan.
If you can't make boxty, you'll never get your man."

1 cup raw potato
1 cup mashed potato
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
large knob of butter, melted
about one-half cup milk

Recipe



Grate the raw potatoes into a bowl
Turn out onto a cloth and wring, catching the liquid.
This will separate into a clear fluid with starch at the bottom.
Pour off the fuid and scrape out the starch and mix with the grated and mashed potatoes.
Sieve the dry ingredients and mix in along with the melted butter.
Add a little mix if necessary to make a pliable dough.
Knead lightly on a floured surface.
Divide into four and form large, flat cakes.
Mark each into quarters but do not cut right through, and bake on a griddle or in a heavy pan.

If liked, more milk, and an egg can be added to make a batter which can be fried in bacon fat like drop scones