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Potato cakes

Preparation time:   
Makes: 30 cakes

Potato cakes

Recipe highlights Serves: 30

  • Suitable to freeze
  • Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
  • Gluten free
  • Egg free
  • Nut free
  • Low salt

Ingredients

  • 1 kg potatoes, peeled and quartered
    1 clove garlic, crushed
    pepper, to taste
    3 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
    1/2 cup cheddar cheese, finely grated (60g)
    2 tablespoons low fat sour cream

Cooking method

    1. Steam potatoes until tender and place in a large bowl.
    2. Mash potato well.
    3. Add remaining ingredients and mix.
    4. Line 2 oven trays with non-stick baking paper.
    5. Shape tablespoonfuls of mixture into round cakes and place on baking trays.
    6. Bake in a very hot oven (200ºC - 210ºC) for 15 minutes or until brown.

Notes: Serve with a dob of sour cream.
If you are preparing food for people on a gluten-free diet, always check the ingredients on all food labels, especially any prepared items like sauces.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
37.30g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
133.42kJ
357.73kJ
Protein (g)
1.44g
3.86g
Total fat (g)
0.78g
2.09g
- Saturated fat (g)
0.48g
1.29g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
0.02g
0.05g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
0.21g
0.55g
Cholesterol (mg)
2.31mg
6.19mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
4.47g
11.99g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
4.44g
11.90g
- Sugars (g)
0.23g
0.62g
Water (g)
29.37g
78.75g
Dietary fibre (g)
0.57g
1.54g
Thiamin (mg)
0.03mg
0.09mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.02mg
0.06mg
Niacin (mg)
0.44mg
1.19mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
0.76mg
2.04mg
Vitamin C (mg)
8.16mg
21.87mg
Total folate (ug)
11.16ug
29.91ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
12.07ug
32.36ug
Retinol (ug)
6.93ug
18.58ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
30.15ug
80.83ug
Sodium (mg)
16.29mg
43.67mg
Potassium (mg)
158.77mg
425.69mg
Magnesium (mg)
7.43mg
19.92mg
Calcium (mg)
20.18mg
54.12mg
Phosphorus (mg)
31.53mg
84.54mg
Iron (mg)
0.26mg
0.69mg
Zinc (mg)
0.23mg
0.61mg

Contributed by:

RMIT - Department of Food Science
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Source: These recipes were developed and tested by Consumer Science students studying Community Nutrition at RMIT University in 2003.
This recipe was orginally published as:
Potato cakes

Recipe publication date on: 07/23/2003
Last reviewed on: 14/11/2013


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