Ken Knecht wrote:
> I'm hungry for potato pancakes. Haven't made any for years. But I have an
> irrational dislike of grating potatoes. Maybe use a food processor?
> Wonder how they'd taste with instant mashed potoes instead of grated -
> anyone ever try this? Probably not very good.
>
> TIA
>
I've always made them with mashed potatoes - instant might not be very
good but if you doctor them up enough (beaten egg, chives, chopped
scallions, garlic), I doubt you can tell the difference. I have a
great potato dish recipe that calls for instant (boxed) and it is
wonderful - to one box, made according to directions, add one small
container of whipped cream cheese with chives, and one beaten egg. Put
in a buttered casserole - dot the top with butter pats and sprinkle
with paprika and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until it is puffy and
browned slightly on top. I swear I can't tell the potatoes are
instant.

You certainly could use some of those frozen Ore-Ida mashed potatoes,
which are real mashed potatoes - you'd have to make them like the
directions say, but after a meal of having them as just mashed
potatoes, you certainly could use the leftovers in potato pancakes.

I've never made potato pancakes with shredded raw potatoes.

N.