Recipe: Boxty pancakes and bacon for St Brigid's Day

Recipe: Boxty pancakes and bacon for St Brigid's Day Kate Ryan Boxty is a traditional skillet-dish made with potato, butter and flour The traditional skillet-dish made with potato, butter and flour – and served with lakes of butter and sometimes sugar – is perfect with bacon rashers and eggs. The tradition of making, sharing and eating boxty pancakes, or bacstaí, a traditional potato dish cooked on St Brigid's Day is influenced by both religions, creating a celebratory association unique to its food culture. The Boxty House Boxty ingredients at the The Boxty House Óg Gallagher's Boxty Pancake recipe makes use of leftover mashed potato combined with grated potato, milk and flour that's perfect with golden bacon rashers and eggs with sunny yolks. Kate Ryan Boxty, often eaten for Brigid's Day celebrations, pairs well with bacon and eggs Boxty Pancakes By Pádraic Óg Gallagher Ingredients 150g peeled raw potato 50g cooked mashed potato 120g plain flour 220ml whole milk 2g salt 10g butter Method Step 1 Put flour, mashed potato, salt and 175ml of the milk in a blender and combine.