Classic Potato Latkes
- potatoes 2 lg., peeled and coarsely grated
- onion 1 sm., grated
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- salt
- pepper
- applesauce
- sour cream
- golden delicious apples 6 lg., peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- juice
- lemon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- In large bowl, combine potatoes, onion, lemon juice, eggs and 1 tablespoon oil. Mix well.
- Blend in flour. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly.
- Alternately, if using food processor, insert metal blade and mince onion.
- Add eggs, 1 tablespoon oil, lemon juice and flour and process to blend.
- Use shredding disk to shred potatoes into onion mixture. Remove disk and replace with plastic knife and process to combine.
- Transfer mixture to large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- In large heavy skillet, heat 1/4 inch oil to 375 degrees. By tablespoonfuls, spoon potato mixture into hot oil and flatten with back of spoon.
- Brown on both sides, turning only once, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with applesauce, sour cream, preserves or granulated sugar for sprinkling over latkes and Caramelized Applesauce. Yields about 2 dozen.
- In large bowl, toss together apple slices, lemon juice and peel. Set aside.
- In large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, marmalade and orange juice.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar and marmalade dissolve. Bring syrup to boil, reduce heat and simmer 3 to 4 minutes, just until sauce begins to thicken.
- Add apple mixture to syrup and toss to coat apples. Simmer, covered, 10 to 15 minutes, until apples are soft.
- Transfer to glass bowl and cool to room temperature. Gently mash apple mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and chill. Serve with latkes.
- Latkes are at their best when fried just before serving. Keep the first batches warm in the oven at 200 degrees while frying the remaining batter.
potatoes, onion, lemon juice, eggs, flour, salt, pepper, applesauce, sour cream, golden delicious apples, lemon, granulated sugar, orange marmalade, orange juice
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Classic-Potato-Latkes-1652258 (may not work)