Polish Potato Pancakes - Placki Kartoflane - Bill Szemcsak

This is the way my Mom made her Polish Potato Pancakes- If you are going to use this recipe, I can not stress enough the HAND GRATING ! The texture will not be like Mom's if you use a blender or food processor.

• 5 lbs. Large Potatoes
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 Large Yellow onion 

Grate peeled Potatoes and Onions with a Hand Grater. Add Flour, Eggs, Salt and Black Pepper. (remember, you can always add salt and black pepper to taste)  Mix the ingredients together. Put oil in the bottom of a skillet and heat to medium-high. Put 2 or 3 lumps of the potato mixture in the hot oil (leave space between each lump), and flatten. Let them brown on one side, flip and let brown on the other side. Drain on paper towel. Serve warm. Serve with Sour Cream or Applesauce! 

Potato Pancakes (Lapcsanka)

This is from the "Hungarian Cookbook" Compiled and revised by The Women's Guild of the Hungarian Reformed Church, Perth Amboy, NJ  1978 edition

• 3 large potatoes
• 1 T. flour
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 3 T. cracker meal or bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion (optional)

     Grate the potatoes on a medium grater into a bowl. Add all other ingredients and mix well.
Drop by tablespoons into hot shortening in the frying pan; flatten with back of spoon and fry until
medium brown on each side.

Serve plain, with apple sauce or with sour cream.