Mashed Potato Cakes
List of Ingredients
1 cup left-over mashed potatoes
1 egg
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 to 2 T. milk
2 to 3 T. shortening
Preparation - Beat egg. Mix with mashed potatoes. Add dry ingredients. Add milk and mix well. Batter should be very thick. Melt shortening in frying pan, on medium high heat. Spoon batter into pan by heaping tablespoons to form 3 to 3 1/2 inch wide potato pancakes,about 1/2 inch thick. When well set and brown around edges, turn to brown on the other side.
Recipe
Mom would sometimes put a bit of ground up onion in it. She couldn't cook but boy could she make these.
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