Potato Pattycakes

Among the Pennsylvania Germans this popular dish has two names: Batsche and Offekuche (stove cakes). The latter name comes from the fact that the pattycakes were often prepared on the hot surface of a five- or ten-plate stove.

The oldest of our Batsche recipes originate from Westphalia along the border of northwestern Germany and Holland. Today Batsche continue to be popular as a snack food and as a dinner side dish, particularly with ham and stewed fruit. Batsche on Good Friday are