Breakfast for dinner!

I LOVE breakfast for dinner! Especially when I'm trying a new recipe, cause I have more time in case it takes longer than expected. I saw this one on Paula's Best Dishes on Food Network. I love potato pancakes or "tater cakes" as I called them growing up. My granny made them from our leftover mashed potatoes. I would even ask her to make extra so she could make tater cakes the next morning so when I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it. Here is the recipe for Paula Dean's Smashed potato pancakes.

• 6 cups Yukon gold potatoes peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces 
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs, divided (2 1/2 cups and 1 cup)
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
• 1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
• 1/2 cup green onion (I didn't have green onion so I used some onion I had cooked yesterday)
• 1/4 cup room temp butter
• 1/4 sour cream
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

In large pot, add potatoes and cover with water.Bring to a boil over medium high heat; then reduce heat, and simmer until tender about 10-12 minutes. Drain well and add to a large bowl.

Mash the potatoes with garlic, salt and pepper. Fold in 2 1/2 cups panko, the egg, cheese, bacon, onion, butter, and sour cream. Form into 3 inch patties. Put the remaining 1cup panko in a shallow dish and dredge the potato patties in crumbs.

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add the potato patties, and cook until brown and crisp, 3-4 minutes per side.

     
Everybody LOVED them! Jeremiah even ate them, with syrup (don't ask). They were great, I think they are better than my granny's. This will definitely become a welcome addition to our Saturday morning breakfasts!