1 medium potato, cooked and mashed; OR ½ cup leftover mashed potatoes
Sour Cream (Optional)
Directions
Grate potatoes and tightly squeeze out extra water from the potatoes.
Prick a potato a few times with a fork and microwave on high for 7-10 minutes. Allow potato to cool, then peel off skin and mash potato with a fork.
In a mixing bowl, combine grated potato, egg, milk, flour, salt, pepper and cooked mashed potato. Dough will be sticky.
Heat vegetable oil over medium heat in a 10-inch sauté pan or skillet.
Carefully place ¼ cup of potato mixture into pan and press with a spatula until it its about ½ inch thick.
Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until potato pancake is crisp and golden brown. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt immediately after removing pancake from the oil.