Potato Cakes

Take 3 lbs of Potatoes (feeds 4 people), peel and boil with a touch of salt in the water, same as you would normally use
Mash well - do not add any milk
Dump out onto counter add salt and pepper to taste, let cool, stirring once in a while
Add flour, about 2 cups to start, work in by kneading like bread dough. Adding the right amount of flour is the tricky part, may take 6 cups one time and only 4 the next, it all depends on the moisture in the potatoes.
Keep adding flour (1 cup at a time) until you have a firm dough, but still sticky
Roll out so that it is 3/4 inch thick, cut into pieces (4-5 inch squares)
Put a dab of butter on one side, brown for just a few minutes in a hot skillet, while browning put a dab of butter on the top side, so that you can flip amd brown that side too. You want them just barely brown
Place on cookie sheet, bake at 350 for 15 minutes each side.
Serve with butter, syrup, jam, peanut butter, jelly (anything would would use on pancakes). We slice ours open so that they are not so thick
For a different taste add grated cheese and onion when you are working the flour in. It will take more flour if you add onions, because of the moisture in onions.