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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Potato Pancake Waffles

I love potato pancakes. They're great for breakfast, brunch, or dinner. But why do they have to be pancakes? Why not waffles?

I've been working on this recipe for a while. It seems simple enough, but I just couldn't get them to turn out the way I wanted. I use shredded potatoes when I make potato pancakes, but I didn't like them in the waffles. For a while, it seemed like the concept wasn't going to work.

But then I decided to blend the potatoes. A smooth mixture worked better in the waffle iron, but the flavor was exactly what I was looking for.

Just like potato pancakes, these are savory rather than sweet. Beside being a great breakfast or brunch item, they'd be great as a side dish for dinner.

My preferred topping for potato pancakes is sour cream, Yogurt makes a good substitute. If you don't like either one, applesauce is also a common topping for potato pancakes.

This recipe includes flour, but its only purpose is to thicken the mixture. If you have gluten issues, you can make this gluten-free by using your favorite gluten-free flour.

This recipe makes four 4-inch square waffles. The recipe can be increased to make as many as you need.


Potato Pancake Waffles

1 large (uncooked) potato, peeled and cut in chunks
1/2 medium onion, cut in chunks
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
Several grinds pepper
2 tablespoons flour (plus more as needed)

Blend all the ingredients in your blender until smooth. If the mixture is still too loose (you're looking for pancake batter consistency) add more flour.

Pour the batter into your waffle iron and cook until nicely browned.

Serve hot with sour cream, yogurt, or applesauce.

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Brilliant! at least in theory, it should work very well. I'm also thinking a great way to use up some dried potato flake that I got 'stuck with' when Betty and her boss at General Mills quit making their excellent Potato Buds, substituting those damn flakes without any outside box warnings. (I've never forgiven Betty for this and GM remains on my No Buy list and a threat to the security of my kitchen.) Great post and potato waffles are on the way.
Savory waffles make me happy! I definitely need to get a waffle maker, saw a Ham and Cheese waffle recipe I wanna make!
looks great, have bought a waffle maker recently so will experiment with this
Love these savoury waffles!Look great and bet they taste great too!Will be trying these very soon Donna!
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I made this on Monday morning, using dried mashed potato flakes -as mentioned in a post that apparently did not survive moderation. It worked just fine and the potato flavor was vibrant and enjoyable. Unless one's waffle irons are in perfect condition, a tad more fat may be necessary if using (using-up?) dried potato flakes. It is worth it and these waffles were great fun. Once shifted to the savory realm, the opportunity to add other flavor accents - that work with potato - is almost unlimited. I suspect that potato waffles may become a favored weekend supper in our home. Thanks. What happened to the earlier post? Perhaps it was a little too specific for your standards?
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
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What a brilliant idea!
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OK, I could not help myself! I made a second batch of these (slightly modified) Potato Waffles. The flavors just sing to my fussy old soul. The only real major adjustment is to change the fluid level a bit to accommodate the dried potato flake mentioned before. This will - nix that- *Has* become a regular starch side on our table. Thanks for the WONDERFUL idea! -C.
1 reply · active 688 weeks ago
The potato flakes are a great idea. I like it a lot!
This looks wonderful. I like potato pancakes, too and eat them often. Will have to try these. Thank you for all the trouble testing them for us!
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Ramp these waffles up by using them for grilled cheese sandwiches instead of bread. Yum.
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Donald Duran · 370 weeks ago

Waw Donna, great recipe, looking yummy waffle, i'll surely try this out, I have tried to make waffle 1st time and want to share my experiences with Waffle maker, see this site to read my experiences, have a look once, your reviews on that are valuable for me, thank you.

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