Potato Cakes

By JanetLynn198

Ingredients

• 2 cups cold leftover mashed potatoes
• 1 whole egg
• 1/4 cup flour (all purpose)
• 2 tbsp finely diced onions
• garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. Mix egg into mashed potatoes with a fork until well blended. Add flour and onions and mix well. Mixture will be very stiff.

2. Pour approximately 2 tbsp oil into skillet and heat over medium heat. Scoop out heaping tbsp of mixture into hot oil. Dip back of spoon into oil and mash potato mixture to flatten to about 1/4" thick. By dipping the back of the spoon into the oil, the spoon will not stick to potatoes making flattening them much easier.

3. Fry until browned and then flip and continue to brown patty on other side. Remove to paper towel lined plate to serve. I usually sprinkle a little salt over the potato cakes.