
Hon, these potato latkes tasted as good as they smelled! I tripled the recipe below, then portioned and froze them, ready to defrost and reheat at a moment’s notice. Prepping and frying latkes is a lot of work, which is why I make them only twice a year. Yes, they’re cooked in oil. But, they’re worth it on occasion, especially if served with applesauce or sour cream.





POTATO LATKES
Ingredients
4 large potatoes, peeled and grated (I used a food processor to grate potatoes and onions.)
1 cup onions, grated
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup flour
Salt and pepper to taste
Corn, canola or vegetable oil
brown paper grocery bags, cut open and flattened on a counter
Directions
1. Insert grating disc in food processor and grate potatoes. Place potatoes in a colander sitting in a bowl or sink. Drain excess liquid.
2. Grate onions in food processor.
3. In a large bowl, combine drained potatoes with eggs, salt, pepper, baking powder, flour and onions. Mix well.
4. Pour a layer of oil in frying pan and heat on a medium heat.
5. Drop potato mixture by spoonfuls into hot oil. (Be careful, because they splatter.)
6. When one side of a latke is medium brown, turn and brown other side.
7. Drain on paper bags.
Yield: approximately 25 latkes, depending on the size of the spoon and amount of mixture you drop into the oil.
*If not serving right away, you may freeze latkes once they’ve cooled. When ready to serve, preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place latkes in a single layer on foil-lined cookie sheets. Bake approximately 15 minutes or until crisp.
Serve with applesauce or sour cream.
Looks like such a yummy recipe, Naomi!
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Thanks so much! It was.
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they were soo yummy!!!
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Thanks for the inspiration and recipe! I never thought to use a brown paper bag to drain the oil- I can’t wait to see how that improves my latkes!
Happy Chanukah!
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OMG, my mouth is watering. I can’t imagine there were any leftovers!
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