Potato Pancakes With Applesauce And Sour Cream Recipes

POTATO PANCAKES WITH APPLESAUCE AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• 1. To make the applesauce in medium pan, mix the apples, 1/4 cup water, 2 Tbsp. sugar the lemon zest and juice and the cinnamon stick. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Cover and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook,stirring occasionally til apples become tender and break down into a sauce, about 15 minutes. Taste and stir in more sugar if desired. Remove cinnamon stick. Set aside. To make the pancakes, preheat oven to 200. Line a rimmed baking sheet with wire rack. Line another rimmed baking sheet with paper towels. Using a food processor fitted with the shredding dish, or the large holes of a box grater, shred potatoes, then the onion. handful at a time, squeeze the potato mixture to remove as much moisture as possible, reserving the liquid in a small bowl and transferring the squeezed potato mixture to larger bowl. Don't be concerned if potatoes discolor. Let liquid stand for a couple of minutes. Pour off and discard the reddish liquid, reserving the potato starch in bottom of bowl. Scrape potato starch into the shredded potato mixture. Add the eggs, bread crumbs, 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Mix well. Pour oil to a depth of about 1/4 inch into large heavy skillet and heat over medium high heat til oil shimmers. For each pancake, spoon about 1/4 cup of the potato mixture into oil and spread into a round. Cook til bottoms are golden brown, about 2 1/2 minutes. turn the pancakes and cook the other side are brown, about 2 1/2 minutes more. Transfer to rack and keep warm in oven. Repeat til all potato mixture is used, adding more oil as needed. Just before serving, transfer pancakes to paper towels lined baking sheet to briefly drain. Serve at once with applesauce and sour cream on the side. Garnish with green onions if desired. Makes 4 servings.

POTATO PANCAKES I

Steps:

• Finely grate potatoes with onion into a large bowl. Drain off any excess liquid.
• Mix in egg, salt, and black pepper. Add enough flour to make mixture thick, about 2 to 4 tablespoons all together.
• Turn oven to low, about 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Heat 1/4 inch oil in the bottom of a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Drop two or three 1/4 cup mounds into hot oil, and flatten to make 1/2 inch thick pancakes. Fry, turning once, until golden brown. Transfer to paper towel lined plates to drain, and keep warm in low oven until serving time. Repeat until all potato mixture is used.

SIMPLY TRADITIONAL POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In large bowl stir together Simply Potatoes, carrot, onion, flour and salt. Stir in beaten eggs.
• Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Drop four generous 1/4 cup pancakes of potato mixture into skillet; flatten slightly. Cook each pancake 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown, turning once. Cook remaining pancakes, adding additional oil to skillet if needed. Drain pancakes on paper towel. Serve with applesauce or sour cream if desired.

SWEET POTATO PANCAKES WITH APPLESAUCE AND DILL SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Grate the sweet potatoes and onion on the coarse holes of a box grater directly into a large bowl. Add the flour, thyme, paprika, eggs, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous grinding of pepper. Mix well to combine.
• Heat about 1/2 inch of vegetable oil in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. The oil is ready when you stick a shred of sweet potato in and it sizzles immediately. Scoop out the batter with a 1/3-cup measure and press firmly into thin patties, about 4 inches in diameter and about 1/4 inch thick. Set the patties on a parchment-lined baking sheet. You should have 8 to 10 patties.
• Slide as many patties as will fit comfortably into the oil. Fry the patties until cooked through and golden brown on both sides (flip carefully with a spatula and fork or spoon to help guide them without splashing the oil), 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining patties. (You can keep the first batch warm in the oven at 250 degrees F, if you like, while you cook the rest.) Season with salt while still warm.
• To serve, combine the sour cream and dill in a small serving bowl. Serve the warm pancakes with the dill sour cream and a dish of applesauce.

DEE'S APPLESAUCE SOUR CREAM PANCAKES

Steps:

• Sift baking soda, flour, and salt together.
• Add milk, applesauce, eggs, and sour cream; stir together.
• Cook on a skillet sprayed with Pam.
• Tilt pan like making a crepe so pancake is thin.

POTATO PANCAKES WITH HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium saucepan with enough cold water to cover.
• Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until fork tender.
• Drain the potatoes and return them to the pan and cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes more, shaking the pan.
• Transfer the potatoes to a mixing bowl.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add the shallots and cook until translucent, about 4-6 minutes.
• Add the butter, egg, salt and pepper to the potatoes and stir to combine.
• When cool, shape mixture into 8 small pancakes.
• Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a skillet over high heat.
• Add the potato pancakes and cook 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
• Turn the cakes and reduce the heat to medium and cook for 2-3 minutes more.
• Drain the cakes on the paper towels and serve with applesauce.
• Homemade Applesauce: Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to simmer and cook until the apples are fork tender.
• Remove from the heat and mash all the ingredients together using a potato masher.
• Stir in the butter, if using.

POTATO PANCAKES WITH PINK APPLESAUCE AND CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• Grate potatoes on large holes of a box grater into long strips over a large bowl of cold water. Drain potatoes, reserving liquid, and pat dry.
• Let reserved liquid stand for 10 minutes. Carefully pour liquid from bowl, discarding liquid but reserving milky residue (potato starch) at bottom. Stir drained potatoes, onion, eggs, flour, and salt into bowl with starch, and season with pepper.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Heat 1/4 inch oil in a large, heavy skillet until it registers 350 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer (or until a breadcrumb dropped into oil sizzles and turns brown in 15 seconds). Scoop heaping tablespoons of potato mixture, squeezing out excess liquid, and carefully place in skillet. (You may need to work in batches.) Press pancakes lightly with a spatula to flatten, and fry until golden brown on both sides, about 6 minutes total. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet to drain. Keep pancakes warm in oven for up to 30 minutes. Serve each pancake with a dollop of applesauce and creme fraiche.