Potato Pancakes

A woman in my cooking class Emailed me last night asking about the potato pancake recipe I mentioned in class. I thought about it all day since I know how to make potato pancakes, I make them all the time, but I've never made them from a recipe. I just have a list of ingredients I mix together to make what I think is enough for the boyfriend and myself. So here's my attempt at a [large] four serving recipe:



4 large potatoes, washed, peeled & coarsely grated
1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped OR 1/4 t onion powder
1 egg
3 T flour OR corn starch (for gluten-free version)
salt & pepper
cooking oil (for frying)

1. Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
2. Heat cooking oil on a griddle or large non-stick pan on medium heat.
3. Spoon palm sized potato mixture onto griddle and flatten to about 1/4" pancakes. Cook until mostly white (2-3min), then flip pancake and cook another minute or so. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
4. Serve with sour cream and applesauce (and/or maple syrup).

The best way to grate the potatoes is with a food processor add-on. I don't have one of those, so I do it by hand. It's a little more hazardous- I typically lose a fingernail or two in the process (not in the potato mixture, just to be clear). =) I also use typically a little more than half quantity when I make this for two people (I like to make a little extra for lunch the next day). When I do this I crack the egg into a cup, scramble it with a fork and only pour half in the mixture. (Save the rest for scrambled eggs for breakfast!)



Let me know if you try this and how it came out so I can adjust ingredient quantities! Enjoy!