How to Make Mom's Potato Latkes | Main Dish Recipes | Allrecipes.com

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash browns

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and flavor, while frozen hash browns save prep time.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with fewer calories.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative that binds ingredients.

flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Almond flour adds flavor and nutrition, while cornstarch is a gluten-free option.

Soak 3 cups of shredded potatoes in a bowl of water to remove extra starch.

Squeeze the potatoes dry using a clean kitchen towel or a salad spinner.

Transfer the dried potatoes to a large mixing bowl.

Add 1/4 cup of grated onion, 2 beaten eggs, 6 crushed saltine crackers, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper to the bowl.

Stir the mixture together to combine.

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, enough to cover the bottom by about half an inch.

Using a small cookie scoop, lower the potato mixture into the hot oil, lightly pressing them into flat patties.

Cook the latkes until brown and crisp, about 3 to 5 minutes per side, cooking in batches without overcrowding the pan.

When ready, drain the latkes on a paper towel-lined plate.

Serve the latkes hot and crispy, traditionally with applesauce or topped with sour cream and lox.

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