Potato Pancakes Recipe

Potato Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients:

2 lbs of potatoes (medium); peeled
2 pcs of onions (medium); peeled
2 pcs of eggs (large); beaten well
3 Tbsps of flour (matzo or cracker meal, or potato flour)
2 tsps of baking powder (Calumet)

Instructions:

Soak potatoes in ice cold water inside a bowl for 2-3 hrs; drain well. Grate together potatoes and onions onto a bowl. Drain through the sieve then squeeze out excess liquid. Let liquid stand for some mins.

Combine onion/potato mixture, flour, Calumet, one teaspoon of salt, one-sixteenth teaspoon of black pepper, and eggs; mix thoroughly. Add a tablespoon of flour when needed, making mixture thick. Gently pour off potato liquid and add only the sediment onto the mixture; stir till blended well.

Preheat the oven (250 degrees F). Heat oil on a skillet above medium-high heat till hit. Drop a tablespoonfuls of mixture and slightly flatten. Fry for 3 mins till golden; turn once. Transfer over paper towels; drain excess oil.

Serve warm with the applesauce.

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