Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes)

Ingredients

• •1/2 pound raw potato
• •1/2 pound mashed potato
• •1/2 pound plain flour
• •Milk
• •1 egg
• •Salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked mashed potatoes. Add salt, pepper and flour.
2. 2Beat egg and add to mixture with just enough milk to make a batter that will drop from a spoon.
3. 3Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan. Cook over a moderate heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
4. 4Serve with a tart apple sauce, or as part of an Ulster Fry, with fried bacon, fried sausage, fried eggs, fried black pudding, fried bread, or fried soda bread.