Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

Wonderful! I had leftover Boursin cheese from Christmas, so I subbed that for cream cheese but otherwise followed the recipe (oh, except used jack cheese instead of swiss). turned out lovely. Be sure to use a slotted spoon and let your potatoes "drain" a bit before putting in frying pan. If you like them crispy be sure to spread them out in the pan cook at least 3 minutes a side. I fried an egg and topped the pancake with that and a lovely cream reduction sauce, some cubed ham and green onions. HUGE hit at the breakfast table this morning!

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lauraellen225

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Kinsman, Ohio, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: May 30, 2011

Took these to a potluck dinner party. They were a hit!

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3daniels

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

These turned out really good. I love the cream cheese idea in the mix. That really makes a difference in the texture and taste. I will make this again. Next time I will add more seasonings. Only because I like over seasoned food, especially fried foods.

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Bakesie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2011

I used 3 cups of shredded potatoes, green onions, cheddar cheese and omitted the cream cheese as i used a generous amount of cheddar cheese. FABULOUS!!!

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jessie

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2011

This was the second half of my St. Patrick's Day meal - along with the Reuben Sandwich II from this website. We really liked this recipe. I had never had nor made potato pancakes before. This is very easy to put together and we really enjoyed the flavors. I had purple onion so that is what I used. When I make these again, I will go a little heavier on the cayenne pepper. I cooked on the griddle so I could make them all at once. These also warmed up nicely the next day for lunch. Thanks Ferne for sharing this recipe.

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Molly

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Huntertown, Indiana, USA

Living In: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2011

These were tasty, though I was hoping for a bit more in the flavor department. I halved the recipe just to try them and used refrigerated hash browns in place of fresh. I couldn't taste the swiss as much as I wanted to, and I used more than called for. I think I would still make these again, but adjust for more spice, add more cheese and onion. They were very nice and crispy, just wish they were more flavorful. Thanks for sharing. :)

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Christina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2011

Wonderful recipe!! Used smoked gouda instead of the swiss because my family loves it. But would be great with the swiss or most any other cheese

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sab3mom

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2010

Added 1/4t. garlic powder and 1/4 t more salt excellent!

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Heather

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2010

I don't see how this recipe could rate a 5 star. It wasn't awful, it just wasn't great, either. Sort of ho-hum, somewhere in the middle. I cut the recipe in half and followed the instructions exactly except I added a dash of garlic powder. It was hard to turn them because they were pretty gooey and so I let them crisp up well before turning them. Hubby said they were okay but didn't have much flavor. We couldn't even tell there was cream cheese or swiss cheese in it. I was going to be generous and give it a 3 star but Hubby said he wouldn't give it more than a 2 - so that's how I came up with the 2 stars. Probably won't be making these again.

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