Our Favorite Potato Pancakes

Submitted by bullwinkle

"From a cookbook called Family Circle Illustrated Library of Cooking. We eat these with applesauce or sour cream and cheese."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 6 medium potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 1 small onion, grated
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon flour
• shortening

directions

1. Peel and shred potatoes.
2. (Should be 3 cups shredded) In a large bowl, beat eggs; stir in potatoes, onions and spices.
3. Sprinkle flour over top and stir in.
4. Melt enough shortening in a large heavy fry pan (about 1/4 inch deep) and heat.
5. Measure out about 1/4 cup potato mixture for each pancake.
6. Flatten slightly to make a thin pancake.
7. Fry slowly, turning once, 3 to 5 minutes, or until crisp and golden.

Reviews

[Darlene Summers]

Hi Bullwinkle, Wow! These were delicious and so very crispy...... I had a little trouble keeping them together, but if you smush them together good it works pretty good.They were really good though.Thanks for this great recipe,Darlene