Though I have many wonderful cookbooks, my favorite recipes come from my mom & a few families that I've known my entire life.
Because today is the first day of Hanukkah (last night was night #1) I am going to share my family's Latke recipe with you. These are so delicious! You can also substitute 1/2 of the potatoes for sweet potatoes to make an awesome rendition to my holiday favorite.
Potato Latkes
10 medium white baking potatoes
2 medium yellow onions
2 large or extra large eggs
¼ cup all purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
vegetable oil
Peel and grate the potatoes and onions (I do this with a food processor).
Place the potatoes in a strainer and press out as much liquid as possible reserving the starchy sediment at the bottom of the bowl. Return the grated potatoes to the bowl and blend the potatoes with onions,eggs, flour, salt and pepper.
Heat about ½ to 1 inch of oil in a frying pan. Drop about 1 T of the potato mixture for each latke into the skillet and flatten with spatula.
Fry latkes, turning once, until golden and crisp on each side. Drain on paper towels.
Serve with apple sauce, sour cream, or Greek yogurt.
6 Comments:
I use to make a version of these that my family called blinkies, they are soooooo good! We would put cream cheese on them after they were fried. I haven't made them in years, thanks for reminding me of them!
You're very welcome :) Happy holidays!
Oooh, I love latkes! You're making my tummy grumble!
Happy Hanukkah! My latkes recipe is very similar to yours!
The half sweet potato version sounds really good. My mother and grandmother make the best potato pancakes and their recipe is nearly identical to yours. I have never mastered their technique. Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Chanukah! I can't wait for my first latke, I didnt have time to make them last night!
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