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Thanks for sharing the recipe.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-09-14","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveGlasses"},"reviewBody":"These are fantastic! I pan fried them in some butter over medium high heat to nice them a nice crust, if my families lucky, I won't eat them all before dinner is served; )","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-11-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveTurtle"},"reviewBody":"My mother made these cakes often when we lived on the farm in rural Iowa. We grew potatoes in our garden & raised chickens so both were plentiful besides being an economical meal. My mother would include onions when cooking this as a dinner meal, but the onions were omitted when cooked for breakfast meal. I liked putting catsup over the hot patty while my brother liked putting the fried cake in a bread sandwich with mayonnaise.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-04-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedCarrot"},"reviewBody":"first potato cake that tastes like home, I have been looking for this recipe a long time, I make these with eggs, bacon my husband loves them!!!!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-12-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedPumpkin"},"reviewBody":"I did not use the hot pepper sauce. Maybe that makes the difference but we thought they were blah. If you want them brown, they need to be turned.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-03-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldSailboat"},"reviewBody":"I have eaten these my whole life,san the hot sauce,they are so very good. Like someones said, brown and flip over to brown the other side. Happy eating!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-12-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanBoomerang"},"reviewBody":"I make these every Monday or Tues evening after a big Sunday supper with left over mashed potatoes","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2018-09-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleBike"},"reviewBody":"I usually fry my potato cakes but this oven method works great and frees up my stove top so I can be cooking other dishes at the same time. 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I cooked them 15 minutes on one side and then flipped and cooked another 15.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-02-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeToast"},"reviewBody":"These turned out great! We gobbled them up with sour cream. I only had red onion so I used a few dashes of onion powder instead. I also didn't use the hot pepper sauce (boyfriend can't eat heat)","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-06-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeSubmarine"},"reviewBody":"I make potato cakes often, and never thought to bake in the oven. Great idea! Delicious, and turned out great. 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