Masht PuTater Nuggits

[Mok]

A few days ago I made chickpea cutlets (chickpeas, gluten, breadcrumbs) and mashed potatoes for dinner.  A significant percentage of the mashed potatoes remained afterwards, so tonight I fried up a passel of mashed potato nuggets.  

Mashed potatoes:

2lbs russet potatoes, peeled, chopped, and boiled with 2tsp salt
1/3c soymilk (unsweetened)
2T margarine
2tsp garlic powder or other spice (I like Spike)

Mash everything up together  They will be a little thick, but that's OK.


Wash:
1c soymilk
1tsp mustard powder or mustard
1tbsp balsamic vinegar (for luck)

Dredge:
2-3 slices whole wheat bread crumbled
1T spike seasoning
1tsp garlic powder


Make little patties with the mashed taters (about 2T worth apiece), wash them in the wash, dredge them in the dredge.  Be sure to cover them completely with crumbs and press them in.  Otherwise the mashed tater will be "carried away" by the oil and make big crunchy cavities.

I have no idea what temperature my fryer gets to.  It's one of those little frydaddies with the magnetic power cord.  It's totally awesome.  I imagine it gets to around 300 or 325, but I haven't measured it yet.

Fry those suckers up, drain and serve with ketchup.  Very, very, very tasty.