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Potato pancakes
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes 6
Ingredients
- 300g floury potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
- 50g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg, beaten
- 100ml buttermilk
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- for frying butter
TO SERVE
- crème fraîche
- chopped chives
Method
- STEP 1
Put the potatoes in a pan of cold salted water. Bring to a simmer then cook for 15-20 minutes, or until tender. Drain really well then tip back into the pan, cover with a clean tea towel and leave to steam dry. Mash really well then cool completely.
- STEP 2
Put the potato in a bowl and mix in the flour, baking powder and egg. Stir in the buttermilk and season really well.
- STEP 3
Heat a frying pan and melt a knob of butter. Cooking 2 or 3 pancakes at a time, spoon in enough batter to make small, 10cm pancakes. When small bubbles appear, flip the pancakes and cook until golden.
