Recipe: Potato Latke..... My father's recipe Easy & Enjoy
Preheat oven 250º
Ingredients:
2 ½ pounds baking potatoes, peeled
1 medium onion, julienned
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon baking powder
2 TABLESPOONS sifted flour
vegetable oil, for frying
1 cup applesauce
1 cup sour cream
Spices to taste:
Salt
White pepper
Black pepper
Step 1
Squeeze each potato, as much as possible, for the potato juice, and if possible, reserve juice in small bowl. Using a hand grater (can use food processor), grate the potatoes. See Helpful Hint
Step 2
In a large bowl, combine the grated potatoes, julienned onions, eggs, baking powder and sifted flour. Mix together. Mix after each new ingredient is added to bowl. Add, if any, potato juice and mix. See Helpful Hint
Step 3
Season the potato Latke mixture with spices to taste, to your taste. Mix together.
Step 4
In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cover the bottom with ½ inch of oil. When the oil is hot, using a spoon, spoon 2 TABLESPOONS of the filling into individual cakes. Using the back of the spoon, flatten each pancake. Pan-fry until golden brown on each side, out 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels. Fry the cakes in batches and do not over crowd in pan.
Step 5
As you are making the batches of potato latkes, put completed pancakes on an oven usable plate and place completed potato pancakes in 250º oven to keep warm until finished with all pancakes.
Step 6
To serve, place a dollop of the applesauce or sour cream in the center of each potato cake. Serve warm.
HELPFUL HINT:
I USE A POTATO RICER TO SQEEZE THE JUICE FROM THE POTATO AND ONION (celery & onion too)