It happens every Thanksgiving or other holiday meal. What on earth do you do with the leftovers?! Well, here is my favorite thing to do with leftover mashed potatoes. Kartoffelpuffer!
Every Thanksgiving, my Oma Engels would stand in the kitchen and make these for our evening supper. We always had our Thanksgiving dinner mid-day, and in the evening would have a simpler meal of turkey sandwiches, all of the sides and these wonderful Kartoffelpuffer.
While traditional Kartoffelpuffer are made with grated potatoes, much like a hash brown, this is the kind I grew up with, and is the perfect thing to make with your leftover mashed potatoes.
This recipes is extremely flexible. I had about 4 1/2 cups of mashed potatoes here. We’re going to add a couple simple ingredients, and the quantities will be based upon how much mashed potatoes you have leftover.
In a bowl, whisk together the following – For every 1 1/2 cups of mashed potatoes you have:
1 egg, 1 Tb flour, 1/8 tsp baking powder and salt & pepper to taste.
Again, whisk those until thoroughly combined, and set them aside for a moment.
Finely mince a tablespoon or so of onion, again, for every cup and a half of potatoes you have.
Stir these all together with the potatoes until combined.
In a large skillet, melt a couple tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
Scoop the potatoes into the skillet. I find a muffin scoop is perfect for this. Don’t crowd them.
Let them cook for just a minute, and then flip them over…
Press them down a little with the back of your spatula, until they are about 3/4 inch thick. Let them cook 3-4 minutes until golden brown, and then flip them over one last time to brown the original side all the way.
Lay them on a plate that is lined with paper towel, to absorb the excess oils. Repeat with the remaining potatoes. Add butter to the skillet as needed.
Here’s another variation…add some grated cheese to the potato mixture. You could also add some crumbled, cooked bacon. Yum! Because these variations are perfectly acceptable – if you make “smashed” potatoes in your house rather than “mashed” potatoes – this recipe is perfect for those as well!
Mmmm… these make me think of my Oma.
I miss her dearly.
This week’s Sunday Supper event is full of more wonderful ways to put to use your leftover goodies from Thanksgiving. Take a moment and be inspired!
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Kartoffelpuffer | German Potato Pancakes
by Conni Smith | The Foodie Army Wife.com
To be made with leftover mashed or smashed potatoes.
For every 1 ½ cup of potatoes (approximate)
Whisk together the following:
1 egg
1 Tb flour
1/8 tsp baking powder
1 Tb minced onion
Salt & pepper to taste
Whisk the eggs, flour, baking powder, salt & pepper until smooth. Stir into the potatoes, along with the minced onion until combined.
In a large skillet, heat a couple tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
Scoop the mixture into the skillet in mounds, about 1/3 cup or so each, do not crowd them.
Let them cook for just a minute, and gently flip them over. Using the back of your spatula, gently press them to ¾ inch thick. Let them cook about 3 or 4 minutes on that side, until it is golden brown on the bottom, then turn them over and finish browning the original side.
Place cooked patties on a plate lined with paper towel to blot off the excess oils. Repeat with the remaining potato mixture. Add butter to the skillet as needed.
Enjoy!
*Variations – try mixing in some grated cheese, or crumbled, cooked bacon. Get creative!
Hmmm….I've never had a german potato pancake… but I so want want seeing this great looking recipe!
Your German potatoes sound delicious. I make them but never put onion in them…don't know why I never thought of that. I'll be making these with leftovers for sure.
Yum, I love potato cakes. I used to make them all the time. But they are hard to make with one good hand.
YUM! We always have leftover mashed potatoes…my family would love these yummy pancakes!
These potato pancakes look so yummy! Especially the version with the cheese!!!
I love your family photos! And love this dish. Years ago I had a ton of mashed potatoes left over from a Thanksgiving dinner, and this is essentially what we did with them for breakfast with eggs the next morning. To die for! Thanks for the wonderful reminder of them. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I pick the cheese and bacon version please!! Yum yum If there were ever leftover mashed potatoes I know what we would be making.
Looks really good and reminds me a lot like a Swedish dish called "Rösti". Always good to have some recipes for left overs
Just like your grandmother my granny used to cook leftover meals that are heavenly delicious, how I miss her so much all of her recipes are compiled in a book she is my first teacher in cooking.
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