{"id":14748,"date":"2011-11-30T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T14:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=14748"},"modified":"2011-11-30T10:09:34","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T14:09:34","slug":"leftover-idea-potato-pancakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/11\/leftover-idea-potato-pancakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftover Idea: Potato Pancakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14752\" title=\"Potato Pancake\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Growing up, we ate these all the time. \u00a0Almost every time we had mashed potatoes, my mom would make potato pancakes with the leftovers. \u00a0This was what I knew potato pancakes to be.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until I moved away to college in central PA that I learned most people call latkes potato pancakes. \u00a0Imagine my surprise when I ordered potato pancakes at a restaurant once and was served up latkes instead of what I know as potato pancakes.<\/p>\n<p>No worries, I adore latkes because I will eat potato just about any way you want to serve it to me!<\/p>\n<p>I honestly am not sure how my mom made her potato pancakes but this is how I do mine.<\/p>\n<p>Amounts on ingredients will vary depending on how much leftover mashed potatoes you have. \u00a0If there&#8217;s a lot, you will probably need to up the flour and egg amounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Potato Pancakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leftover Mashed Potatoes<\/li>\n<li>3TBSP White Whole Wheat Flour<\/li>\n<li>1 Egg, beaten<\/li>\n<li>Breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>Olive Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Combine beaten egg, flour and mashed potatoes. \u00a0In a large skillet, heat about 2TBSP of olive oil over medium heat. \u00a0Scoop up some potato mixture and form into a small to medium sized patty. \u00a0Cover patty with breadcrumbs and gently lay into the skillet. \u00a0Repeat until you have used up all the potato mixture.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a lot, consider cooking in two batches.<\/p>\n<p>Cook potato pancake about two minutes on each side, until the breadcrumbs are crisp and the insides are warmed through. \u00a0Remove from heat and serve!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14753\" title=\"Potato Pancake\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/potato_pancake2.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are crispy, and if you&#8217;ve <a title=\"Tip: Soaking Potatoes\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/11\/tip-soaking-potatoes\/\" target=\"_blank\">soaked your potatoes before mashing<\/a>, they are light and fluffy. \u00a0Great as a side dish and you can also top with gravy if you want.<\/p>\n<p>You probably should.<\/p>\n<p>They can be kept warm in an oven and freeze very well. \u00a0When reheating, just place on a baking sheet and heat in a 375 degree oven until they are heated through.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have fun guys, and remember, always play with your food! 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It wasn&#8217;t until I moved away to college in central PA that I learned most people call latkes potato pancakes. \u00a0Imagine my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,34],"tags":[48,87,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-3PS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}