Mashed Potato Cakes

SUBMITTED BY: Eva Molnar

"My mother often made this recipe and probably grew up with it in the Appalachian area of Tennessee. She usually served it on Monday, making use of leftover mashed potatoes from Sunday dinner. We used to eat this topped with brown gravy."

PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	20 Min
READY IN	30 Min

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Original recipe yield: 2 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed potatoes
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 dash hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon water

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DIRECTIONS

In a skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. In a bowl, lightly beat one egg. Add the onion, potatoes, flour, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce if desired.
Shape into four to six patties; place on a greased baking sheet. Lightly beat remaining egg; stir in water. Brush over potato cakes. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

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Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2007 by Chelsea

These were good, but bland. With some changes, these are AMAZING. Def. 5 stars. Here is what i did: I cooked 4 slices of bacon. Once it was cooked, i sauteed an onion, 2 chopped garlic cloves, and some fresh thyme in the fat. I spooned this mixture over the potatoe cakes. Then i added some sharp cheddar cheese and chives on them and sour cream on the side. WOW THEY WERE GREAT my whole family went crazy for them!!!!

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Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2006 by ANNIEFRAN

Very good basic recipe. Cooking in the oven was key. I used non stick spray on the cookie sheet. They held their shape and didn't stick to the pan. Let the pancakes cool a few minutes before removing from the sheet like you would a cookie. I'll use this recipe from now on as the base, but will experiment with different herbs, spices or cheeses to see what I can come up with in the future. Thanks for the recipe.

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Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2007 by RueBarbe

I'm only giving this 4 stars because, to me, potato cakes need to be cooked in a skillet (which I did)! Otherwise, they were great. I haven't had these since I was a kid: I was in need of some comfort food, and this was it. Ate it with ketchup, just like "way back when". I was going to take a picture, they looked so good, but they got eaten in a flash :)

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