Potato Pancakes Latkes Low Fat Baked Version Recipes

POTATO PANCAKES - LATKES (LOW-FAT BAKED VERSION)

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes; steam until almost tender. Plunge into cold water, then peel. Grate coarsely.
• Grate onion; add.
• Beat egg with salt, pepper, milk; add to potato-onion mixture.
• Combine lightly.
• Preheat oil on rimmed cookie sheet. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto sheet and flatten with back of spoon. Bake at 350F until bottoms brown, about 20 minutes. Turn and brown other side, about 15 minutes more.
• Makes 16 pancakes. Serve with sour cream, applesauce, cinnamon sugar or jam, or with Baked Fruit Compote.
• Make Baked Fruit Compote:.
• Arrange pineapple slices, orange sections, and pitted prunes in a shallow 2-quart baking dish.
• Pour wine over the fruit.
• Combine brown sugar with spices and orange zest; sprinkle over fruit.
• Cover and bake at 350F until pineapple is tender, about 45 minutes. Makes 10 servings.

BAKED POTATO LATKES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 450 F.
• Peel, cut, and shred the potatoes and onion, using either a grater or a food processor.
• Place a large cookie sheet in the hot oven.
• Place the shredded potatoes and onion in a colander, and using the back of a spoon, squeeze out as much excess moisture as you can. (You can also put the mixture in a clean dish towel and squeeze.)
• Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Add the flour, egg whites, and black pepper, and combine well with a fork.
• Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and coat with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place 2- to 2 1/2-inch flattened rounds of the potato mixture on the hot cookie sheet, spacing them apart.
• Return the cookie sheet to the oven and cook for 7 to 8 minutes on each side, until the latkes are crisp and golden.
• Serve hot with sour cream and applesauce and enjoy.

LATKES (POTATO PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Wash and peel the potatoes.
• Grate the potatoes with a grater or food processor.
• (You can grate them into a bowl of salted water to keep them from discoloring. Otherwise they discolor about as fast as you can grate them, although it doesn't hurt anything if you use them right away). Drain off all liquid, and squeeze the excess liquid out by hand.
• (Do this even if you don't soak them in the salted water.) Beat the eggs and mix with the grated potatoes and other ingredients, except the oil.
• Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a skillet over medium high heat until very hot.
• Drop potato mixture by heaping tablespoons into oil (about 4 at a time).
• Use a pancake turner to flatten them out.
• Fry to golden brown on both sides (about 3 minutes per side).
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve topped with applesauce or sour cream.