Description: The meal Sam really wanted to fix for Mr. Frodo and himself in Ithilien if he'd gotten his hands on some nice taters.
Submitted by: LinweSingollo on 2005-09-30 11:29:57
Serves: makes 6 pancakes
Prep Time:
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ingredients
About 4 baking potatoes, peeled.2 eggs, beaten
6 Tbls. all-purpose flour
4 Tbls. chives
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 Tbls. butter
2 Tbls. vegetable oil
8 medium mushrooms
Instructions
Coarsely grate the potatoes. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, flour, chives, salt, and pepper until they are well mixed.In a 12-inch skillet over medium heat (or electric griddle at 475 degrees), heat butter & oil until hot. Spoon 1/4 cupful of mixture into skillet. Quickly spread into a 4-inch round; arrange sliced mushrooms on top; top with 1/4 cupful of mixture, sealing edges with a fork.
Cook pancakes about 4 minutes on each side, or until golden and crisp. Serve with mixed green salad and chunky applesauce. In drippins on skillet, saute mushroom slices until lightly brown and tender. Garnish pancakes with mushrooms.