Mashed Potato Pancakes

Name: Mashed Potato Pancakes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 cups any kind of leftover mashed potatoes; 3 tablespoons matzo meal; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons minced chives; 2 eggs; ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; Bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon water

Preparation info

Makes about
16
pancakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thanksgiving Dinner

By Anthony Dias Blue and Kathryn K. Blue

Published 1994

About

We don’t usually have mashed potatoes left over, especially if Toby’s friend Barrett is on hand for the Thanksgiving dinner. But if there are some left, here is what we do with them. Our oldest daughter Caitlin likes these better than the mashed potatoes in their original form.

Ingredients

2 cups any kind of leftover mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3

Americas
United States
Dinner
Leftovers
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl combine potatoes, butter, matzo meal, chives, salt, and pepper. Beat the eggs well and add all but 2 teaspoons to the mixture. With a fork, stir the potato mixture well to blend thoroughly.