
Everyday meals
Kumlekaker (potato cakes)
Small soft cakes made from mashed potatoes and flour, cooked in a pan. They go well alongside meat dishes or are eaten spread with butter.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
305 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 9.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 43.8 g
- of which sugars
- 4.1 g
- Fat
- 8.8 g
- Fiber
- 3.6 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water for 20 minutes, until a knife slides through them easily.
- Drain them and mash them finely with the butter.
- Gradually add the warm milk, then the beaten egg, salt and pepper.
- Work in the sifted flour until you have a soft dough that isn't sticky.
- Shape into cakes about 1 cm thick and 8 cm across.
- Brown them for 3 to 4 minutes per side in a buttered pan over medium heat.
Variations and tips
Herb version. Add a handful of chopped parsley and a little chives to the dough.
For children. Shape into small cakes and serve with sugar and butter rather than salt.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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