Potato cakes with smoked salmon

Ingredients:
  • 150g plain flour
  • 1kg floury potatoes
  • 300ml buttermilk
  • Pinch of sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • u00bc tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Splash of milk
  • Butter, for frying
  • Cream cheese (to serve)
  • Smoked salmon (to serve)
  • Chives, snipped (to serve)
Method:


  1. Grate the potatoes into a mixing bowl.

  2. Wrap the grated potato in a clean tea towel and squeeze very well, removing as much liquid as possible.

  3. Place the grated potato in a large mixing bowl and pour over the buttermilk.

  4. Add the flour, sugar and salt.

  5. Stir to combine into a thick batter.

  6. In a jug, mix the bicarbonate of soda with a splash of milk. Stir the milk into the potato mixture.

  7. Melt a knob of butter in a heavy frying pan over a medium heat. Add some of the mixture and flatten into a ½cm-thick round.

  8. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Keep warm in a low oven while you repeat with the remaining batter.

  9. Serve two potato pancakes per person, topped with a dollop of cream cheese, 1-2 slices of smoked salmon and some fresh chives.

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