5.0 from 9 votes
Irish Potato Cakes
Irish Potato Cakes or Potato Farls / Potato Bread, a traditional Irish recipe that sums up what simple, comfort food is all about. Made with buttery mashed potatoes and flour, and seasoned generously with salt and black pepper, these potato cakes couldn't be easier to whip up.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Cooling Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8 cakes
Calories: 45 kcal
Course:
Brunch
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 400 g potatoes ( 2 medium to large potatoes)
- 50 g flour
- 25 g salted butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Peel and chop the potatoes into cubes.
- Add them to a pan of salted water and boil until the potatoes are fork tender, that will take about 15-20 minutes.
- Drain the water, add the butter, salt and pepper, and mash.
- Add the flour and use your hands to knead into a soft dough that does not stick to the hands.
- Flour well the work surface, and shape the dough into a large disk.
- Cut the disk into 4 or 8 triangles.
- Heat up a large frying pan and fry each triangle for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden.
- Serve hot or cold.
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Notes
- Do not be tempted to increase the amount of flour used, even if the dough might seem a bit too soft, otherwise the potato cakes will have a rather rubbery tough texture as they cool down.
- It is better to add more flour onto the working surface as you shape the dough, and not in the dough itself, as long as you can work with it and transfer it to a pan without it sticking, that's the best texture to aim for.
- I highly recommend using a non-stick pan for these potato cakes, a good one should not need any oil, but if you wish to get a darker colour, you can add a a few drops of oil to the pan. Cooking oil spray will also work.
Nutrition Information
Calories
45kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
168mg
(7%)
Potassium
8mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
0.02g
(0%)
Vitamin A
78IU
(2%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8cakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 45
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 45kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 168mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 8mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.02g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 78IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.