Gail's Lanacashire Style Potato Cakes [1]

1lb potatoes, peeled, bolied until floury and cooked

4oz self-raising flour

2oz butter

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Pepper to taste

1

Mash the potatoes up with the salt, pepper, butter and flour until you have a nice firm mixture
2

Flour the top of your work surface and turn out the mixture onto it.... knead it to pull it all together
3

Roll the mixture out until it is about 1/2 an inch thick
4

Use a large cookie cutter to cut into rounds- keep going until you've used all of the mixture
5

Fry the rounds in a hot, greased frying pan for about 5 minutes each side
6

Serve hot with lashings of salty butter- great for breakfast!

Cooks Note

Makes about 12- depends how big you make them though!
You'll need a rolling pin