Potato Latkes Applesauce Recipes

POTATO AND ZUCCHINI LATKES WITH APPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Rehydrate potatoes by soaking them in a bowl of cold water to soften then drain in a colander. Wrap potatoes in paper towels and squeeze out excess moisture. Add the carrots, zucchini, onion and matzoh meal to the potatoes.
• Whip eggs with a whisk, until frothy. Add the egg mixture, a little at a time, to the potatoes until mixture is bound. Potato and vegetable mixture should be firm (versus runny). Season with salt and pepper.
• In small skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium high heat. Place rounded teaspoons of potato mixture into pan and fry on both sides until golden brown.
• Serve with prepared applesauce for dipping.

AIR FRYER LATKES

Steps:

• Preheat an air fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions. Lay out a sheet of parchment or waxed paper.
• Place thawed potatoes and shredded onion on several layers of paper towels. Cover with more paper towels and press to squeeze out most of the liquid.
• Whisk together egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in potatoes and onion with a fork. Sprinkle matzo meal on top and stir until ingredients are evenly distributed. Use your hands to form mixture into ten 3- to 4-inch wide patties. Place patties on the parchment or waxed paper.
• Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Carefully place half of the patties in the basket and spray generously with cooking spray.
• Air-fry until crispy and dark golden brown on the outside, 10 to 12 minutes. (Check for doneness at 8 minutes if you prefer a softer latke.) Remove latkes to a plate. Repeat with remaining patties, spraying them with cooking spray before cooking.

RICOTTA POTATO LATKES WITH APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Add eggs, flour, cheese, and onion.
• Add potato and season.
• In heavy saucepan add: 5 cups apples, sliced and diced, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, etc. and 1/2 cup water.
• bring to boil, lower heat, and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until thickened.
• bring to room temp or refrigerate until ready to use.
• Cook quickly to retain flavor and shape on medium-high for 10 minutes, then lower to simmer for 10-30 minutes; simmer to low to keep warm, high for 5 minutes.
• Heat skillet.
• Add 1/4 cup latkas at a time, cook until brown on both sides, a few mins/batch, drain on paper towels.
• Keep warm, serve with applesauce.

APPLE-POTATO LATKES WITH CINNAMON SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream or yogurt, cinnamon and syrup. Cover and chill until ready to use.
• Coarsely grate the apples, potato and onion. Put the mixture in a clean dish towel and squeeze to wring out as much liquid as possible. For the crispiest pancakes, you want the least moisture.
• Working quickly, put the mixture in a large bowl, add the flour, eggs, salt, baking powder and pepper, and mix until the flour is absorbed.
• In a heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat, pour in about 1/4 inch of oil. Once the oil is hot (a drop of batter placed in the pan should sizzle), drop heaping tablespoons of batter into the pan, cooking 3 to 4 latkes at a time. Use a spatula to flatten the scoops into disks. When the edges of the latkes are brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes, flip them. Cook until the second side is deeply browned, another 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the latkes to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve with dollops of the cinnamon sour cream on top.

POTATO LATKES WITH HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• TO MAKE LATKES: Shred potatoes in a food processor; transfer to a bowl. Add water to cover; let stand 10 minutes. Drain and squeeze well; return potatoes to bowl.
• Stir together potato, eggs and next 4 ingredients until blended.
• Pour oil to a depth of 1/2 inch into a large heavy skillet; heat over medium-high heat. Drop potato mixture by 1/4 cupfuls into hot oil; fry 4 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve with sour cream and Homemade Applesauce, if desired.
• TO MAKE APPLESAUCE: Bring all applesauce ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven; reduce heat and simmer, stirring once, 45 minutes. Drain; remove and discard cinnamon.
• Process apple mixture in a blender until smooth. Yield: 10 cups.

POTATO LATKES (WITH OPTIONAL CRANBERRY APPLESAUCE)

Steps:

• Line a colander with cheesecloth and place over a large bowl. In another large mixing bowl, combine half of the diced onions (1 1/4 c), egg, flour, salt and baking powder. Mix with a rubber spatula to combine.
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1" cubes, working quickly so the potatoes do not brown. Using the grater attachment on your food processor, grate the potato with the remaining 1 1/4 c of diced onions. Pour the potato/onion mixture into the cheesecloth lined colander over a bowl, wrap cloth around mixture and wring out as much liquid as possible. Discard the liquid, but save the potato starch that is clinging to the bottom of the bowl and to the cheesecloth.
• Add potato/onion mixture, along with the potato starch to the egg/flour/onion in other bowl.Stir the batter until it is combined and sticky.
• Preheat oven to 425*F. Place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet and set it beside your stove top.
• Heat 1/2 c vegetable oil in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat. Oil should be hot, but not smoking (about 375*F, but I don't use a thermometer). For each Latke, use approx 1/4 c of batter and flatten in your hand (or on a slotted spoon) into approx 2" disk, squeezing out any additional liquid. Using a slotted spoon, gently place Latkes into the hot oil. (Use one sacrificial Latke to make sure the oil temp is correct. If it's too low, they will be greasy and soggy, too high they will burn). Only cook about 4 Latkes at a time so you do not drop the oil temperature. Cook Latkes approx 4 minutes on each side. Place fried Latkes onto the wire rack.
• Between batches, using a slotted spoon, remove any bits that may be forming in the bottom of the pan and discard. Add more oil if needed between batches, but be sure to let it rise to the correct temperature before starting another batch.
• When completely done frying all the Latkes, place the baking sheet into the oven for approx 8 minutes to finish baking them until crisp and golden brown.
• Garnish with Recipe #509843 and/or sour cream.
• Enjoy!

APPLE-POTATO LATKES

Steps:

• Make a deep vertical cut on each side of the potato and apple.
• Attach potato to a spiralizer fitted with the small shredded blade and cut into thin shreds. Repeat with apple. Spread shredded potato and apple on several layers of paper towels; squeeze to release as much moisture as possible. Transfer to a bowl.
• Mix egg, flour, maple syrup, salt, and nutmeg into the bowl.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture into the skillet; flatten slightly with a spatula. Cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining mixture, adding more oil if needed.