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Potato farls

Name: Potato farls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 125g boiled potatoes (made with about 200g potatoes such as Maris Piper); 15g unsalted butter, melted; fine sea salt and ground white pepper, to taste; 50g plain flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons sliced red onion (about 1 small onion); 2 spring onions, finely sliced (including the green stalks)

Published: 23 Aug 17
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Irish potato bread (or potato farls) are the star of the famous Irish breakfast and makes a great accompaniment to many meals, Irish or otherwise.

This recipe, taken from Baking School: The Bread Ahead Cookbook, is incredibly simple and as quick and easy (and flavourfully rewarding) as they come.

Easy
September 2017

Test kitchen approved

Makes 4
Hands-on time 10 minutes, cook time 8 minutes

Irish potato bread (or potato farls) are the star of the famous Irish breakfast and makes a great accompaniment to many meals, Irish or otherwise.

This recipe, taken from Baking School: The Bread Ahead Cookbook, is incredibly simple and as quick and easy (and flavourfully rewarding) as they come.

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Ingredients

125g boiled potatoes (made with about 200g potatoes such as Maris Piper)
15g unsalted butter, melted
fine sea salt and ground white pepper, to taste
50g plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons sliced red onion (about 1 small onion)
2 spring onions, finely sliced (including the green stalks)

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Method

If cooking in the oven (as opposed to on the hob), preheat it to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.
Mash the potatoes with the melted butter and season to taste (we go quite heavy on the seasoning). Add the flour, baking powder, red onion and spring onions and mix together until well incorporated.
Push your potato dough down to form a disc about 12cm across, then cut the disc into 4 pieces. Place them in a hot, dry ovenproof pan (no oil or butter) for 4 minutes, then carefully turn them over and cook for an additional 4 minutes – you can do this on the hob or in the oven. (If cooking on the hob, be careful they don’t burn).