Fried mashed potatoes

Southerners fry everything. I'm not big on a lot of fried foods, but when my mother-in-law made these fried mashed potato patties, I fell in love. Super easy to make, and very delicious!

Ingredients
2 cups cooked and cooled mashed potatoes
1 egg
1/3 cup flour
salt
pepper
1 tbsp. butter

Mix the egg, mashed potatoes, and flour until well combined. Heat a skillet to medium high heat, and melt the butter. Patty out the potato mixture the same way you would a hamburger. Place in hot skillet and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook 3-4 minutes or until brown, then flip and cook the other side the same way.

Tips
*The mashed potatoes have to be cooled before you add the egg. Otherwise, you'll get scrambled egg potatoes.
*This dish is easiest when using left over mashed potatoes from the night before. These patties make a wonderful breakfast when served under an overeasy egg!
*You will have to add butter when cooking these, as the potatoes soak up quite a bit while cooking. This is not a health food, by any means.
*Taste your plain mashed potatoes before you add the eggs and flour. That way you'll know how much salt, if any, you need to add to them while frying.

Good luck and good cooking!