How to Make Irish Potato Cakes

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding healthy fats.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining moisture.

green onions

🥗Healthier: chives

💰Cheaper: yellow onion

Chives provide a similar flavor with fewer calories.

Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes.

Place the cubed potatoes into a saucepan and cover with water.

Bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Check with a skewer to ensure they are soft in the center.

Remove from heat and drain the water off.

Allow the potatoes to cool slightly before placing them in a bowl.

Add melted butter and mash the potatoes until smooth.

Add salt and self-raising flour, mixing it in with your hands to form a smooth dough.

Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and knead it a little.

Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a ball.

Press down to make a round shape about 1/3 inch thick.

Cut each round into quarters.

Cook in a medium-high heat pan until golden, without adding butter or oil, but you can use a little flour on the pan if desired.

Flip them over and cook on the other side.

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