Yummy!!
My new discovery.
They aren't easy to find though.
Anyone else like 'em?
My new discovery.
They aren't easy to find though.
Anyone else like 'em?
Potato cakes / farls
Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“Yummy!!
My new discovery.
They aren't easy to find though.”
“Yummy!!
My new discovery.
They aren't easy to find though.”
Maybe not in London, they're a staple in Scotland and Ireland.
Used to have them a lot when I was a kid up north
I was never that keen on them really but if they were stuck in front of me I ate them..............with butter
I was never that keen on them really but if they were stuck in front of me I ate them..............with butter
Take some mashed potato, mix in a bit of flour and water to stiff consistency, roll out on a floured board and cook on a griddle or in a pan until browned. Serve with a little butter and plenty of salt. Delicious. 
A recent rerun of Keith Floyd in Ireland on BBC2 showed how to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3caBtZxiFoo
The bought ones aren't much good though, worth making your own.
A recent rerun of Keith Floyd in Ireland on BBC2 showed how to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3caBtZxiFoo
The bought ones aren't much good though, worth making your own.
they were called potato scones where i came from, i could always take them or leave them. if i had to have them i liked them just under burnt.
Originally Posted by diablo:
“Take some mashed potato, mix in a bit of flour and water to stiff consistency, roll out on a floured board and cook on a griddle or in a pan until browned. Serve with a little butter and plenty of salt. Delicious.
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“Take some mashed potato, mix in a bit of flour and water to stiff consistency, roll out on a floured board and cook on a griddle or in a pan until browned. Serve with a little butter and plenty of salt. Delicious.
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No, that's a different thing. Real ones are made with potato flour.
Originally Posted by grassmarket:
“No, that's a different thing. Real ones are made with potato flour.”
“No, that's a different thing. Real ones are made with potato flour.”
Potato flour? Nah, maybe that's how they do em in Scotland these days.
I make them the same way my owd gran used to.
A weekend fry up isn't near half as good without them. I don't know why you are having difficulty finding them though.
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, M&S, Iceland all have them.
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, M&S, Iceland all have them.
Originally Posted by grassmarket:
“No, that's a different thing. Real ones are made with potato flour.”
“No, that's a different thing. Real ones are made with potato flour.”
I've never heard of potato flour but I do see it's a thing. I can guarantee that the vast majority of home-made fadge is not made with potato flour - it would be a pointless interim step.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/asda-...o_cakes_6.html
Warbies do them.. i agree they're lovely
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webst.../1000000474517
Warbies do them.. i agree they're lovely
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webst.../1000000474517
Originally Posted by frightlever:
“I've never heard of potato flour but I do see it's a thing. I can guarantee that the vast majority of home-made fadge is not made with potato flour - it would be a pointless interim step.”
“I've never heard of potato flour but I do see it's a thing. I can guarantee that the vast majority of home-made fadge is not made with potato flour - it would be a pointless interim step.”
I was under the assumption that potato flour was very fine like corn flour and rice flour - a starch. If that is the case then it wouldn't suit making a scone/pasty. I may be wrong though.
I would have thought the traditional and standard was boiled potato with added flour.
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“I was under the assumption that potato flour was very fine like corn flour and rice flour - a starch. If that is the case then it wouldn't suit making a scone/pasty. I may be wrong though.
I would have thought the traditional and standard was boiled potato with added flour.”
“I was under the assumption that potato flour was very fine like corn flour and rice flour - a starch. If that is the case then it wouldn't suit making a scone/pasty. I may be wrong though.
I would have thought the traditional and standard was boiled potato with added flour.”
I've used it in the past for thickening soups and things though it can be used to make potato bread I'm told. I wouldn't use it for potato cakes.
The Warburtons ones have only 17% potato, whereas my homemade ones are about 85%.
