Easy Potato Pancakes

allrecipes ^ | 9/6/22 | allrecipes

[DallasBiff]

Learn how to make potato pancakes with this easy recipe. My family loves them as a side dish or for Sunday brunch. Top them with sour cream and green onions or a dollop of applesauce.

[DallasBiff]

There is something about a real potato pancake, they may look like hash browns, but taste way much better.

[metmom]

We always grated the potatoes instead of shredding them.

[Clemenza]

Courtesy of my paternal grandmother, who made these with Apple sauce, I became addicted.

[metmom]

We grated the potatoes, drained off as much of the liquid as possible then added an egg or two, salt, and a little flour to thicken the mixture, then fried them.

[sauropod]

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[Deaf Smith]

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Texas potato pancakes are made if there is any left over mashed potato’s (not instant).

Mix 1-2 eggs and mix in just enough flour to stiffen and shape into flat round cakes.

Pan fry.

[FamiliarFace]

My mama made them from leftover mashed potatoes if there was any left over. Just shaped them like pancakes and fried them up for breakfast the next day. Delish!

[goodnesswins]

“Texas pancakes?” We made those in Washington State in the 50s.

[Sacajaweau]

same but with a tad of baking powder

[redshawk]

We made them in Detroit too!
We would add chopped onions and garlic as well.

[Tennessee Nana]

Latkes or Mock White Bait Fritters

[Retrofitted]

Same thing my mom and dad used to do, but added any leftover corn to the mix. Man, now I’m nostalgically hungry! lol

[Bob434]

I worked in a resteraunt that made food from other cultures like Scandinavia, Germany etc and they had an excellent potato pancake. The kind of food they served was a bit on the bland side, but was very down home style eating, which I liked. The potato pancakes was one of my go to for my breaks. The potato salad was really good too.

[desertsolitaire]

We always grated them as well. My grandmother n\made them, with some onion added. fried crispy brown. My late Grandfather always said he would grate potatoes all day if my Grandma would make potato pancakes with them. :)

[metmom]

What does the baking powder do?

[metmom]

My dad used to add grated onions and I tried it once, but did not care for it.

I like them just potatoes, unadulterated.

[Sacajaweau]

it’s a leavening agent and helps in the crispiness. it’s what i learbed.

[bgill]

Yep. Leftover mashed potatoes. Shredded is for hashbrowns and mashed is for pancakes.

[FamiliarFace]

That’s a sweet memory.

[grame]

I use leftover, intentionally, mashed potatoes too. 1 1/2- 2 cups potatoes, 1 egg and 1/4 c flour. As empty nesters we ate lots of potato cakes. Now that I’ve learned to make mashed potatoes for 2, not so many.