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Perfect Potato Pancakes Recipe

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I like to serve these potato pancakes with barbecued sausage. They're also nice with baked ham and applesauce or with breakfast sausages. And, with these and other types of meals, they're a good alternative to french fries. My children are married, and I'm a widow. So I don't do as much cooking as I once did. Guests always ask for the recipe when I serve this dish, though. And when my son and his family visited me from Winnipeg not long ago, one of the first things he asked for were Perfect Potato Pancakes!

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Perfect Potato Pancakes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 10 min./batch

Yield: 8 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

4 large potatoes (about 3 pounds)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Oil for frying
Maple syrup or applesauce

Directions

Peel and shred potatoes; place in a bowl of cold water. Line a colander with cheese cloth or paper towels. Drain potatoes into cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, flour, onion, salt and pepper.
In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. of oil over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls into oil, about 3 in. apart. Press lightly to flatten. Fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter. Top with maple syrup or applesauce. Yield: about 16 pancakes.

Originally published as Perfect Potato Pancakes in Country Woman September/October 1990, p33

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Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2013 by jeanemed

Perfect

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by Potroast911

I grew up eating these. My mom made them all the time, only she fried them in a heavily buttered pan. I like the extra flavor that butter gives them. Of course, being Ukrainian we always ate them with sour cream. Yum Yum!

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2010 by ronayne

Very, very good! I cut the recipe in half. Really light and crispy. Loved them! Thanks for this recipe.

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2010 by Janae01

OH MY GOSH........just made these right now & they're SO good! I will definately be making them again!