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Try these potato and spring onion pancakes, then check out our savoury pancakes, baked pancakes, French socca, potato pancakes and more delicious pancake recipes.

Instant mashed potato might be something you last encountered at school but I’ve been converted recently after a blind tasting of Idahoan Perfect Mash. No weird aftertaste and no gluey texture, just fluffy mash you can make using a kettle. I’m not sure it will totally replace my regular mash (after all it only takes 20 minutes to whip up) but as a storecupboard standby it’s a great quick fix for fishcakes, pie toppers and these fluffy breakfast pancakes. £1.50/109g, available in large supermarkets and online.

  • 200g mashed potato
    chilled (make up a pack or use leftovers)
  • 50g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 small egg
    beaten
  • 100ml buttermilk
  • 1-2 tbsp milk
  • 4 spring onions
    finely chopped, plus extra to serve
  • 30g parmesan
    finely grated
  • for frying butter

TO SERVE

  • 8 slices pancetta
    grilled
  • 4 soft-boiled eggs
  • 1 avocado
    sliced

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal157
  • fat5g
  • saturates2.7g
  • carbs19.7g
  • sugars2.5g
  • fibre1.4g
  • protein7.5g
  • salt0.9g

Method

  • step 1

    Put the potato in a bowl and mix in the flour, baking powder and egg. Stir in the buttermilk, milk, spring onions and parmesan, and season really well.

  • step 2

    Heat a frying pan and melt a knob of butter. Spoon in the batter to make small, 10cm-wide pancakes. When small bubbles appear, flip the pancakes and cook until golden. Serve with the pancetta, soft-boiled eggs, avocado slices, and a sprinkle of spring onions.

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