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Get your frying pan hot with some oil.  Use any oil, Olive oil, Canola or Vegetable is fine.  Coat enough for a good fry.  1/4 of a cup or almost a 1/2 cup of oil.

1. Take your left over mashed potatoes and make some patties.  Add an egg and some Panko bread crumbs about a 1/4 cup or 1/2 cup depending on the amount of potatoes.  Add anything else that sounds good for flavor like, sausage, ham, cooked bacon or cheese so that it binds together. 

NOTE:  Also make sure your potatoes are cold enough from the night before this will ensure they stick together a little through cold moisture.

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2. Mix together about 1/2 to 1 cup of breadcrumbs (Plain or Panko are good can mix both together for a little pizazz to your potatoes.) on a flat plate or flat bowl big enough to dredge the potato patties in.

3. Mix in anything you like such as salt and pepper about 1/2 teaspoon of each to taste.  Or mix in anything like garlic powder, Parmesan cheese to taste of course. I also add in a little paprika.  Have some fun and use your imagination I try to when cooking.

4. Coat both sides of the potato patty.

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5. Set them gently in your hot oiled fry pan (You could throw in a couple of pats of butter with the oil.).  Cook for about 2 or 3 minutes on one side and then turn or until you think they are brown enough and holding the potatoes hold together.  They should stay together pretty good.  They may break a little but for the most part the patty should stay together. 

Its tricky but so so good in the end. Enjoy!

NOTE:  You might want to make and shape these the night before and cover in plastic over night.  It may keep them from falling apart during cooking time.