Boxty is a traditional potato dish, 
celebrated in the rhyme.Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan,
If you can't make boxty, you'll never get your man
Ingredients
- 8 oz/ 250 g/ 1 cup raw potato
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8 oz/ 250 g/ 1 cup mashed potato
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8 oz/ 250 g/ 2 cups plain flour
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1 tsp baking powder
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1 tsp salt
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large knob of butter, melted
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about 1/4 pt/ 125 ml/ 1/2 cup milk
Preparation
Grate the raw potatoes into a bowl. Turn out onto a cloth and wring,
catching the liquid. This will separate into a clear fluid with starch
at the bottom. Pour off the fluid and scrape out the starch and mix
with the grated and mashed potatoes. Sieve the dry ingredients and mix
in along with the melted butter. Add a little milk if necessary to make
a pliable dough. Knead lightly on a floured surface. Divide into four
and form large, flat cakes. Mark each into quarters but do not cut
right through, and bake on a griddle or in a heavy pan.
If liked, more milk and an egg can be added to make a batter which can be fried in bacon fat like drop scones.
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