Lacy Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
Recipe
- Title:
- Lacy Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
- Categories:
- Pancakes, Jewish, Breakfast
- Yield:
- 2 servings
Ingredients
- 4
- Potatoes - peeled
- 1 ts Baking powder
- 1 sm Onion
- 1 ts Salt
- 2
- Eggs
- 1 pn Lemon pepper
- 1/3 c Flour
Directions
- or pepper oil - for frying
Directions
- Grate potatoes either using the largest holes on a four-sided hand grater, or the grater attachment on a food processor.
- Place potatoes in a colander and rinse under cold water to remove the starch.
- Be sure to allow potatoes to drain well.
- Grate onion, removing any excess moisture by placing in colander and pressing with the back of a wooden spoon.
- Combine potato and onion.
- Beat eggs into mixture; stir in flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
- If using a food processor, combine ingredients using plastic knife attachment so potatoes remain in grated pieces.
- Heat 1/8" of oil in a large skillet.
- For each pancake, drop about 2 tablespoons of batter into the oil and flatten with the back of a wooden spoon; the flatter the pancake, the crisper it will be.
- Brown well on both sides.
- Drain well on paper towels.
- Keep the cooked pancakes warm in a 100 F oven.
- Serve with Pink Cinnamon Applesauce (see recipe) and/or sour cream.
- Makes about 2 dozen regular size or 5 dozen miniatures.
- Pancakes may be made ahead of time and refrigerated between layers of waxed paper when cooled.
- To reheat, place in a single layer on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake uncovered at 450 F for 5 minutes, or until crisp and hot.
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