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Making my own potato flakes, anyone know how?

Discussion in 'Egg, Chicken, & Other Favorite Recipes' started by Chicken Fruit, Sep 7, 2009.

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  1. Sep 7, 2009 #1
    Chicken Fruit

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    We have a ton of potatoes this year from the garden (first time we ever tried potatoes, and didnt water, weed or touch them... and we have TONS.. what a crop for idiots.) I am slicing and drying some for uses in home made augratin mixes... but I really want to try to figure out a way to make some potato flakes.

    Couldnt I just boil and drain them and mash them dry and spread that out in the oven/dehydrator and let it dry and then flake it?

    I tried googling a way to do it but I couldnt find anything.

    Any other perserving ideas on them would be nice too.
     
  3. Sep 7, 2009 #2
    Chicken Fruit

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    no one has any ideas?
     
  5. Sep 7, 2009 #3
    wildorchid053

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    i went on yahoo and typed in... how to make potato flakes ...and it came up with some ways. one was using a food dehydrator
     
  7. Sep 7, 2009 #4
    ScoobyRoo

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    Chicken fruit

    I have canned potatoes and froze them

    My family loves hashbrowns for breakfast so this is what I do

    Wash, peel (optional)
    I have a french fry cutter that I use then I turn the tators around to finish dicing them up.
    Blanch them for 5 minutes (I think, need to double check the time)
    Spread them out on a tee towel that is on a big rubbermaid lid
    Blot all the water out
    bag and freeze.

    I have even thrown in chopped garden peppers and onions

    It is a little work but hey, you got hashbrowns ready to go and they are good to take camping too.
     

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