Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes

My mother used to make these, and this recipe is very like hers (she never added cheese, though--don't know why, because adding cheese sounds yummy). These are great slathered with butter. Thanks for submitting it.

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I was disappointed with the results, unfortunately. Although the taste was good (how could it be not with our own recipe of mashed potatoes) the consistency was off. In the first batch fried, the outside skin was crisp but there wasn't enough structure to hold them together so they fell apart with the inside just uh.. mashed potatoes w/onion. The next batch, I incorporated more flour and a bit of baking powder and they turned out much better. The smaller they are made, the better! Use a tablespoon to plop the batter into the pan and you'll be much better off!

BUT... what a great way to use leftover mashed potatoes!

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Awesome and easy. I used left over garlic mashed potatoes, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, approx 1 tbsp grated romano cheese and about a tsp of fresh chopped tarragon. Cooked in skillet with olive oil. Serving with italian sausage cooked in same skillet (after finishing cooking potato pancakes). Yum!

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Oh yummy! These were just like the ones I had growing up. The turned out crispy on the outside & soft on the inside- just perfect. I used about 4 c mashed taters, 3 eggs & 1/2 c flour with a few dashes of garlic & onion powder and some cheese. Simple comfort food at it's best.

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I grew up on left over mashed potatoes made into potato pancakes. Most people do away with the simplicity and make them quite complicated. Congrats on your delicious simple potato pancakes. This reicpe is much like mine. :D

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Very good!! We had this with steamed broccoli tonight and it was a full meal! Perfect comfort food for a cold night! (the computer won't let me give it a star rating...sorry...It would be a five star).

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These were fantastic!! I used about 2 and a half cups of store bought garlic mashed potatoes, two eggs, the quarter cup flour and half of a sauteed sweet onion. Great batter consistency, easy to cook and flip. Absolutely delicious topped with a little sour cream and a dash of salt. Will definitely be making again!

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Great tasting potato pancakes. Easy recipe. Followed recipe, except used 2 eggs. I added 1 cup of grated zucchini and didn't add the other opitional ingredients. Batter is thick and used a 1/4 cup for each potato pancake. Made 9 potato pancakes. A keeper. Thank You!

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My wife and son loved these. She said her grandmother used to make these for all the time as a child except her grandmother would buy them all ready made and frozen. When she asked if I could make them for I gave it a try....... and they turned out great!!!!!! Very easy to make and tasted awesome. Thanks.

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Thank you for sharing this recipe! My bf and I enjoyed it very much. I added some herb goat cheese, shredded carrots, chives, onions, and a little bit of baking powder. For the topping, I opted for some home made fruit compote.

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This was really good. The hot sauce added a really nice layer of flavor while not being overpowering. They did stick but were still pretty nice and crispy and it wasn't a deal breaker at all. I'll be making this again and again.

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I used leftover mashed potatoes and added onion your recipe, and loved the tast of the crisp crunchiness that the onion brought. Reminded me of way back, when my Mom made these. I really enjoyed. Thank you, Thomas Danler, for posting

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I had some left over boiled potato chunks in the fridge and decided to make them into potato pancakes this morning. I found this recipe and since it was so easy I used it. The only changes I made was to omit the flour since my potatoes were already still a bit on the thick side. I fried up some chopped onion to add to the mix and fried it 1/4C fulls. I thought it was FANTASTIC. Added a bit of sour cream and shredded cheese on top and served it with scrambled eggs. Sadly my kids didn't like it near as much as I did, but you know kids, they're always picky. lol

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I usually add lightly browned bread crumbs instead of the flour,it gives it a totally different flavour and texture...Vic

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I do a similar thing with our left-over mashed potatoes except that I throw in either a can of tuna or a cup of sweet corn kernels. They are delicious eaten cold as well.

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While my husband and I liked these, they didn't turn out as well as I had thought. I followed the directions to a T and it was not batter-like, so I could not pour it like it says to in the instructions. I ended up having to make them with my hands, which was fine, but not what I expected. I'll try this again, but will experiment with it until I get it the way I like.

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These were great! Thank you for posting this great recipe!

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Yum. I have never made mashed potato pancakes before and these came out great. I added a little bit of sauted red onions to the basic potato mix and they were very tasty.

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Excellent! Now I will never throw away leftover mashed potatoes again. I followed your directions, used one egg (because I didn't have that much leftover potatoes) and a little less flour. I did put in a tiny pinch of baking powder and after forming the pancakes, I dredged them in Panko breadcrumbs...yummee...

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