Boxty

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup raw potato
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 grate the raw potatoes into a bowl.
• 2 turn out a cloth and wring, catching the liquid.
• 3 this will separate into a clear fluid with starch at the bottom.
• 4 pour off the fluid and scrape out the starch and mix with the grated and mashed potatoes.
• 5 sieve the dry ingredients and mix in along with the melted butter.
• 6 add a little milk if necessary to make a pliable dough.
• 7 knead lightly on a floured surface.
• 8 divide into four and form large, flat cakes.
• 9 mark each into quarters but do not cut right through, and bake on a griddle or in a heavy pan.
• 10 if liked, more milk and an egg can be added to make a batter which can be fried in bacon fat like drop scones.