Granny’s Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes are very basic. The mashed potato base should already be flavorful, so we only add grated onion and bread crumbs to thicken it up.
You could easily jazz up leftover potato pancakes in a hundred different ways. Try adding garlic powder, shredded cheese, chives, parsley or anything your heart desires.
FAQs About Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes:
Talk about economical! This recipe uses leftover mashed potatoes and creates a whole new side dish, mashed potato cakes. And it is only 5 ingredients!
To get onion juice, grate the onion. This gives the flavor of onion without the texture. Feel free to finely dice the onion or use 1 teaspoon onion powder.
Our mashed potato pancakes are without flour. Some old fashioned potato cakes use flour instead of breadcrumbs. That is perfectly fine. Start with a couple Tablespoons of flour and work up if needed.
Fry up the leftover potato cake in vegetable oil or butter. Your preference.
This flourless potato pancakes recipe starts with approximately 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes. If you have more or less, adjust the egg, onion and breadcrumbs accordingly.
If you need a starter recipe for the mashed potatoes, we recommend MeMe’s Mashed Potato Recipe from Southern Plate.
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Granny’s Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes
Five ingredients is all it takes to make Granny’s Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes.
Prep Time 5minutes mins
Cook Time 10minutes mins
Total Time 15minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Side DishCuisine: AmericanKeyword: flourless potato pancakes, Granny’s Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes, how do you make potato cakes from scratch, leftover real mashed potato cake, Mashed Potato Cakes, Mashed Potato Pancakes, mashed potato pancakes without flour, real mashed potato cake recipe Servings: 8 cakes Calories: 101kcal
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