It’s your Latke Day because Chanukah begins tomorrow at sundown, and I have two delicious Latke recipes to share! The best part is that these bite sized potato treats are good enough to serve as side dishes or appetizers all year round.
If you want to get fancy:
Then go with the Sweet Potato Latke recipe that I submitted as a ONE.org Community Partner to the ONE.org Digital Cookbook for their Sweet potato Nutrition campaign. These are a dressed up version of the traditional Chanukah treat.
PANCAKES:
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled
and shredded
¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 ¼ teaspoon Cumin
4 eggs
6 tablespoons flour
Pinch of salt & pepper to taste
canola oil for frying
TOPPING:
8 oz. crème fraiche
1teaspoons cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Caramelized Pecans
DIRECTIONS:
Mix shredded sweet potatoes with eggs, flour, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt & pepper
Place a tablespoon of the batter in a frying pan with oil and fry until light brown and crispy on both sides.
Place on a paper towel before putting it on the plate.
Mix crème fraiche with cayenne pepper and cumin and place a dollop on top of each pancake.
Top with caramelized pecan and serve.
To make traditional Potato Latkes:
4 potatoes peeled & shredded
2 Eggs
salt & pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients in a bowl
Heat oil in a pan and drop in spoonfuls of the batter and press flat with a spatula. (beware of hot oil splattering, I like to use an oil screen as shown here):
Fry until crispy and golden brown on each side.
Serve with optional toppings of sour cream and applesauce.
If like me you are caught unprepared by the early arrival of Chanukah this year, here is a quick easy idea to help you celebrate on short notice! When Arielle brought a similar cupcake Menorah into our friend Betsy’s Chanukah party several years ago the kids were blown away. I may have been more excited than they were to be introduced to such an easy and fun way to celebrate. I had forgotten about the cupcake menorah until coming across a photo from the party on my computer a few days ago. It was just what I needed as a way to surprise my kids and make things instantly festive without having planned ahead!
