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Submitted by [[:category:Bitter Milton's Recipes|Bitter Milton]]
 
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Potato farls are one of my favorite foods, and insanely versatile. Their pretty much just mashed potatos mixed with flour and then fried. You can make sandwiches with them, they go great with omeletes, or you can just eat them by themselves.
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Potato farls are one of my favorite foods. They're pretty much just mashed potatoes mixed with flour and then fried. Ideal if you're looking for a nice hit of starch at breakfast.
  
  
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==Here's what you'll need for 4 good sized farls:==
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==Ingredients:==
  
 
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*1/2 cup of flour
 
*1/2 cup of flour
 
*Salt, to taste
 
*Salt, to taste
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*Any sort of oil, between 2 or 3 teaspoons. I would recommend vegetable or peanut oil, but all I had on hand was olive oil.
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*Any sort of oil, between 2 or 3 teaspoons. I would recommend grapeseed or peanut oil for their high smoke points, but all I had on hand was olive oil.
  
  
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==Method==
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==Steps==
  
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First, peel and cut the potatos into 3 or 4 pieces and boil them in water for about 20 minutes:
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Peel and cut the potatoes and boil until soft (about 20 minutes):
  
 
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Put the potatos and the butter into the bowl of an electric mixer:
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Put the potatoes and the butter into the bowl of an electric mixer:
  
 
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Mix them together until smoothe:
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Mix:
  
 
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Add the flour and about a decent amount of salt, about 1/4 teaspoon:
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Add the flour and about a 1/4 teaspoon of salt:
  
 
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Mix until everything is nicely blended:
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Mix again:
  
 
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Place the dough onto a well floured surface:
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Set the mixture on a well floured surface:
  
 
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Knead the dough and make it between 1/2 and 1/4 inch thick. Then, cut it into fourths:
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Knead, separate into quarters about 1/4 inch thick:
  
 
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Pour oil into a frying pan, and place a piece of dough in it:
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Lightly oil pan, start frying:
  
 
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==Serving==
 
==Serving==
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Here's the money shot. You can really do anything with these after they're finished. I just added some salt and pepper and had mine with a tall glass of milk:
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Here we are!
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 16 June 2014


Submitted by Bitter Milton

Potato farls are one of my favorite foods. They're pretty much just mashed potatoes mixed with flour and then fried. Ideal if you're looking for a nice hit of starch at breakfast.


Ingredients:

Farls1.jpg

  • 2 Potatoes
  • About a teaspoon of melted butter
  • 1/2 cup of flour
  • Salt, to taste
  • Any sort of oil, between 2 or 3 teaspoons. I would recommend grapeseed or peanut oil for their high smoke points, but all I had on hand was olive oil.


Steps

Peel and cut the potatoes and boil until soft (about 20 minutes):

Farls2.jpg

Put the potatoes and the butter into the bowl of an electric mixer:

Farls3.jpg

Mix:

Farls4.jpg

Add the flour and about a 1/4 teaspoon of salt:

Farls5.jpg

Mix again:

Farls6.jpg

Set the mixture on a well floured surface:

Farls7.jpg

Knead, separate into quarters about 1/4 inch thick:

Farls8.jpg

Lightly oil pan, start frying:

Farls9.jpg

Fry the farls on each side for about 2 minutes, till nice and golden brown:

Farls10.jpg

Serving

Here we are!

Farls11.jpg

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