Mashed potatoes and mashed potato patties

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 mediums Potatoes (about 1 3/4 lbs.)
½ cup Milk
¼ cup Butter
1 Recipe mashed potatoes
½ cup Self-rising flour
¼ cup Onion; finely minced
a definite \"try me\" for breakfast.
1½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
1 Egg; beaten
Bacon drippings or vegetable shortening

Directions

MASHED POTATOES

MASHED POTATO PATTIES

Recipe by: Fannie Flagg's Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook MASHED POTAOES: Cook potatoes in boiling water covered for 15 mins, or until tender. Pour off water, leaving potatoes in saucepan; return to heat and shake over heat briefly to evaporate water. Remove from pan and mash with a potato masher. Add next 4 ingredients and mash well.

Serve hot. YIELD: 4 servings

MASHED POTATO PATTIES: Allow mashed potatoes to cool. Stir in flour, onion, and egg; mixing well. Drop ¼ cup of potato mixture at a time into ⅛ inch of hot bacon drippings in a heavy skillet; press into ¾-inch thick rounds with the back of a spatula or fork. Fry until golden brown, turning once. Drain well. YIELD: 1 dozen NOTES : Combination of 2 recipes - since they both went together.

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From: Dan Klepach

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