Potato Pancakes With Chunky Granny Smith Applesauce And Cinnamon Creme Fraiche Recipes

THE YUKON VIA VERMONT: YUKON GOLD POTATO PANCAKES AND CHUNKY APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Place chunked apples, brown sugar, juice or cider, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium pot over medium-high heat and let cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and reducing heat to medium when mixture comes to a boil.
• Preheat nonstick griddle pan or skillet over medium to medium high heat.
• Put the potatoes and onion in a colander. Squeeze liquid out of potatoes/onion. Place potatoes/onion in a bowl and work quickly to avoid discoloring potatoes. Add egg, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg.
• Combine pancake mixture and place bowl near stove. Melt a pat of butter on skillet pan and drop 3 to 4 inch circles of potato mixture onto hot surface. Cook pancakes 3 or 4 minutes on each side and repeat process until pancake mixture is gone.
• Stir hot, chunky applesauce to break up cooked apples and remove from heat. Layer pancakes with warm apple mixture and serve.

POTATO PANCAKES WITH CHUNKY GINGERED APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, stir together apples, water, ginger and brown sugar. Cover; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender. Drain off any excess liquid. Stir in cinnamon.
• Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat or electric griddle to 375°F; grease if necessary. (Surface is ready when a few drops of water sprinkled on it dance and disappear.)
• In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk, salt and eggs until blended. Stir in potatoes. Pour batter by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls onto hot griddle, spreading each slightly to make 4-inch pancake.
• Cook until edges are dry. Turn; cook until golden brown. Serve with warm or cold applesauce.

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.

POTATO PANCAKES WITH CINNAMON APPLES

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix Bisquick, milk, salt and eggs until blended. Stir in potatoes.
• Heat griddle or skillet over medium heat or to 375°F. (To test griddle, sprinkle with a few drops of water. If bubbles jump around, heat is just right.) Grease with butter if necessary.
• For each pancake, pour slightly less than 1/4 cup batter from cup or pitcher onto hot griddle, spreading each slightly to make 4-inch pancake. Cook until dry around edges. Turn and cook other side until golden brown. Keep pancakes warm.
• In 2-quart microwavable casserole or large microwavable bowl, mix apple slices, water, sugar and cinnamon. Cover and microwave on High 5 minutes. Uncover and stir. Microwave uncovered about 5 minutes longer or until apples are tender when pierced with fork. Serve with Potato Pancakes.

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.

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.

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Rinse potatoes in cold water; drain thoroughly. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, onion, flour, parsley, salt and pepper. , Pour batter by 1/3 cupfuls onto a well-greased hot griddle. Fry in batches 5-6 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. ,