Latke Recipe Leftover Mashed Potatoes

Mix mashed potatoes egg flour salt pepper garlic and any optional ingredients into mashed potatoes.

Latke recipe leftover mashed potatoes. Leftover mashed potato cakes tips temperature. You can also substitute 1 2 pound italian sausage for the bacon if you want a heartier quiche. Trust us this is way more exciting than watching your beautiful latkes turn to an oily soggy puddle in the microwave.

Add salt to taste. Ok the traditional recipe does call for shredded potatoes but you can fudge it a little bit with this mashed potato latke. You don t need to be jewish to partake in them they re just a variation of fried potato pancakes after all and you can enjoy them year round like during breakfast when they can also double as hash browns.

1 2 teaspoon black pepper. The key to this recipe is to make sure that the mashed potatoes are room temperature. Similar to crispy cast iron potatoes this dish is the healthiest way to re purpose your holiday leftovers.

That s fine because you can repurpose your leftover thanksgiving mashed potatoes into the traditional hanukkah treat latkes. About 4 cups leftover mashed potatoes or 6 large russet potatoes peeled cut into cubes boiled and mashed with butter. Put the leftover mashed potatoes in a medium bowl and stir in the egg and enough flour so the mixture forms a slightly stiff dough.

Brown on both sides. While this recipe is delicious using ingredients exactly as listed it s also a smart way to make the most of any leftover potatoes and veggies. It is best to use leftover mashed potatoes for this but if i was going to start from scratch i would make my favorite potato skins by microwaving the potatoes scraping out all the flesh and then baking the skins.

2 tablespoons vegetable oil plus additional for frying latkes. Enjoy with sour cream or applesauce. Turn the flesh into mashed potatoes by adding your choice of water milk or broth and mashing well.