Potato Pancakes with Peppers, Onion, and Bacon
rec.food.cooking/Sandy n ne (1998)

This is my mom's recipe for what she called Potato Pancakes. These are great for breakfast or as a side for dinner. Enjoy! - Sandras

3 cups cold mashed potatoes
1/2 cup shredded cheese (a yellow cheese, but also good with Swiss)
1 egg, beaten
1/2 a green pepper, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
4-5 slices bacon
another egg and flour

Mix the mashed potatoes with the egg and shredded cheese and set aside. Fry up the bacon and cook the onions and peppers in the bacon drippings, chop up or break up the bacon into very small pieces, add that to the potato mixture, add the onions and peppers (you may want to drain them on a paper towel first) mix thoroughly. I always use my hands for this to get everything mixed up well. If the mixture is not stiff enough you can add a little flour to it. Then form into patties (like a hamburger), and dip into an egg/water mix then dredge with flour and fry until golden brown on both sides (about 5 minutes I'd say).