Recipe

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• 4 large potatoes, grated and either pressed between layers of paper towel or place in a sieve and press any liquid out.
• for a change, i like to use 3 large potatoes and 1 yam/ sweet potato
• 1 medium onion , finely grated on a box grater or a rasp, which takes forever
• 1 egg, beaten
• note: you can add 1 whole beaten egg or for lighter latkes, you can beat 2 egg whites until there are peaks and fold them into the mixture.
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
• vegetable oil for frying
• note: if you want something a little different then grate half a medium zucchini or add a minced garlic clove and i sometimes like to add a pinch of cumin.

• 1 Peel and coarsely grate the potatoes.
• 2 I like to drain my grated potatoes.
• 3 Mix potatoes and onion with the beaten egg. flour, garlic powder and salt.
• 4 Drop teaspoon size pancakes into HOT vegetable oil.
• 5 Brown on both sides.
• 6 Serve with sour cream and applesauce.
• 7 Makes approximately 20-25 small latkes.