Latke Recipe

Illustration from Too Many Latkes, by Richard Codor

Ingredients:
Four large potatoes, peeled and grated by hand or using the shredding disc of a food processor*
One or two medium onions, peeled and grated
Two eggs, lightly beaten
¼- ½ cup flour
2 tsps salt (or to taste)
1 tsp pepper (or to taste)
½ tsp baking powder
Oil for frying

Combine the grated potatoes and onions. Add in the eggs, ¼ cup of the flour, the salt, pepper and baking powder. Stir well. Fill a large frying pan with oil up to a depth of about ½ inch; heat until a small piece of potato added to the oil sizzles rapidly.

Keep the first batches in a warm oven on a baking sheet until all your latkes are fried. Serve hot with applesauce or sour cream.  Makes LOTS of latkes for four people. Have more people? Double or triple as needed.

*In a hurry or don’t have a grater? Some supermarkets carry frozen shredded potatoes that make it a breeze to make too many latkes (or just enough!)