Boxty Pancakes is a traditional Northern Irish recipe for a classic pancake made from a blend of parboiled and raw potatoes in a milk and flour batter bound with egg that's fried as a thick pancake and served with breakfast. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Northern Irish version of: Boxty Pancakes.
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Boxties, traditionally, are griddle cakes made from a blend of mashed potatoes and grated raw potatoes bound with flour. This is a pancake version of the traditional mixture, as cooked in Northern Ireland.
Ingredients:
500g old potatoes, peeled (weigh after peeling)
15g butter
150ml milk
180g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 small egg, beaten
salt and ground white pepper, to taste
Method:
Bring a pan of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add half the potatoes and cook for about about 25 minutes, or until tender (when a knife will pierce them without resistance).
Grate the remaining potatoes into a bowl. Drain the cooked potatoes, season to taste with salt and black pepper then mash with the butter.
Mix the grated potatoes with just over half the milk then beat in the mashed potatoes.
Sift over the flour and baking powder then work into the potato mixture to form a soft dough.
Beat the egg with the remaining milk and stir this into the dough, to yield a batter with a soft, dropping, consistency (add a little extra milk if needed).
Heat a griddle or non-stick frying pan. Grease with a little oil then drop the potato batter onto this by the tablespoon. Cook for between 3 and 4 minutes on both sides or until golden brown.
Serve hot with butter. These make an excellent accompaniment to breakfast and fried bacon.
A version where buttermilk is substituted for the milk is also made. These are typically served for tea sprinkled with sugar.
