Irish Potato Cakes Recipe
Irish Potato Cakes Recipe
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 3
- Calories: 246
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated fat: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 391 mg
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Irish
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If you are looking to make Irish potato cakes, you will be glad to know that the steps involved are extremely simple. Potato cakes are a popular breakfast choice for Thanksgiving Day and St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland. Being Irish by origin, this dish is a rage in many countries all around the world.
Ingredients
- Potatoes - ½ kg
- Salt - 0.5 to 1 table spoon or as per your liking
- Butter - 2 table spoons
- Flour - 1 cup or 1 1lb
- Raisins - 1 cup (optional)
Instructions
- Make sure that you have all the ingredients required to prepare this delicious dish at home.
- Luckily, all items needed to make Irish Potato cakes can be easily obtained from your local supermarket or grocery store.
- Wash the potatoes in warm water to get rid of harmful germs and bacteria.
- This is an important step. Peel and mash the potatoes after boiling them for at least 45 minutes.
- Add butter while the potatoes are hot. Sprinkle some salt over the potatoes as per your taste and liking.
- Now add the flour and mix the ingredients thoroughly until you have consistent and a tad elastic dough.
- Make sure that the dough is soft, and can be pressed and squeezed with the top of your finger.
- Raisins are optional but you can add them to enhance the taste of your dish.
- Raisins must be added to the ingredients before preparing the dough.
- Roll down the dough, which should be at least one inch thick.
- Cut down the dough into triangles; choose any shape which works for you.
- Preheat the oven at about 250 degree Centigrade and bake the potato cakes for about 10 -12 minutes on each side.
- You can also choose to deep fry the cakes using a cast iron frying pan if you do not have a furnace oven. Split open the cakes and serve them while they are hot.