Best 20 Potato Pancakes I Recipes

EASY POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together potatoes, eggs, onion, flour, salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Drop large spoonfuls of the potato batter into the skillet and flatten cakes slightly with a spatula. Cook for about 4 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Serve immediately.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a sieve or colander, drain potatoes, squeezing to remove excess liquid. Pat dry; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in eggs until blended. Add onion and reserved potatoes; toss to coat., Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a preheated greased skillet. Fry in batches until lightly browned on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Serve with applesauce or syrup if desired.

LEFTOVER MASHED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt, pepper, garlic, and any optional ingredients, into mashed potatoes.
• Preheat skillet and add a couple of tablespoons of Crisco shortening or oil.
• Make sure the mixture is not too thin.
• Pour 1/4 cup batter into hot pan; brown on both sides.
• Enjoy with sour cream or applesauce.
• Enjoy!

CLASSIC POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F. Place 2 nonstick baking sheets in oven.
• Using box grater or food processor fitted with grating disc, coarsely grate onion and place in colander set in sink. Coarsely grate potatoes, add to colander, and set aside to drain.
• In large mixing bowl, lightly beat eggs, then whisk in flour.
• Press potatoes and onion to extract as much liquid as possible, then add to egg/flour mixture. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Using wooden spoon or hands, mix well, but do not overwork.
• In heavy-bottomed, 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter until hot but not smoking. Drop 4 scant 1/4-cup portions of potato mixture into pan and flatten with spatula to form four 3-inch pancakes.
• Fry until bottoms are golden-brown, 4 to 5 minutes, then turn over and fry until golden-brown and crisp, an additional 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain; season immediately with salt and pepper. Keep warm on baking sheets in oven while making remaining pancakes.
• Using paper towels, carefully wipe out pan. Add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter and fry 4 more pancakes. Repeat with remaining batter, wiping out pan and adding 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter before each batch.
• Serve pancakes hot with applesauce and/or sour cream.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• If you've got potatoes not mash, cook them in boiling water until tender. Drain well and press through a potato ricer or mash. Weigh out 250g and cool.
• Sieve the flour and baking powder onto cooled mash. Whisk eggs and milk together and add to the potato mix with the chives. Whisk the batter until smooth.
• Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add ½ tsp sunflower oil and a dot of butter. When the fat is hot, start to cook the pancakes. Add 1 tbsp of batter for each pancake and cook 4 at a time. Cook for about 1 min until the underside is golden brown and small bubbles appear.
• Flip the pancakes and cook until golden. Remove from the pan and keep warm while you cook the remaining pancakes in the same way, adding a tiny bit of oil and butter to the pan as and when needed. Serve the pancakes in stacks with creamy scrambled egg and crisp rashers of streaky bacon.

OLD-FASHION POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Peel and grate potatoes and onion, place in bowl and cover; set aside for 10 minutes.
• Liquid will run from the potato/onion mixture.
• Drain any liquid that forms.
• Stir in the slightly beaten eggs.
• Add flour, salt and baking powder and mix thoroughly.
• On the stovetop, in a large heavy skillet, heat cooking oil on medium heat.
• Drop potato batter into pan and flatten, (size is personal choice) and brown on both sides.
• Cook for 5- 7 minutes on each side.
• Drain on brown paper.
• Serve with warm cinnamon applesauce or sour cream and chives.

PERFECT POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Peel and shred potatoes; place in a bowl of cold water. Line a colander with cheesecloth or paper towels. Drain potatoes into cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, flour, onion, salt and pepper., In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. oil over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls into oil, about 3 in. apart. Press lightly to flatten. Fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter. If desired, top with maple syrup or applesauce.

EASY POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Coarsely grate potatoes and onion into a colander in the sink. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible, then transfer vegetables to a large bowl; mix in egg, flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium. Working in batches, drop 1/4-cup mounds of potato mixture into the skillet; press lightly with a spatula to flatten. Cook pancakes until golden, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Serve with sour cream and applesauce, as desired.

GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Mix in potatoes and onion.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. In batches, drop heaping tablespoonfuls of the potato mixture into the skillet. Press to flatten. Cook about 3 minutes on each side, until browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels.

FRIED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Into shallow dish,grate potatoes and onion adding them to a bowl of cold water as you grate.
• You can let them soak in the fridge for a while or get right to work.
• In a colander lined with cheesecloth,drain shredded potatoes and onion.
• Wrap potatoes in cheesecloth and squeeze out as much water as possible.
• (someone with bigs hands is good for this job!) In same large bowl beat the eggs.
• add the potato-onion mixture, flour,salt,pepper and baking powder.
• Mix well.
• In non-stick skillet or electric skillet heat oil to cover surface.
• (too much oil will make very greasy pancakes) Drop in mixture by 1/3 cupfuls,and flatten with fork or spatula.
• Fry until golden brown and set, then flip and fry until browned on the other side.
• Remove pancakes to a paper towel-lined cookie sheet,and keep warm until all pancakes are done.

SIMPLY TRADITIONAL POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In large bowl stir together Simply Potatoes, carrot, onion, flour and salt. Stir in beaten eggs.
• Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Drop four generous 1/4 cup pancakes of potato mixture into skillet; flatten slightly. Cook each pancake 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown, turning once. Cook remaining pancakes, adding additional oil to skillet if needed. Drain pancakes on paper towel. Serve with applesauce or sour cream if desired.

CRISPY POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Finely grate potatoes; drain any liquid. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Add egg, onion, flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder; mix well. , In a large skillet, heat 1/8 in. of oil over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls; press lightly to flatten. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Serve immediately.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Grate potatoes into a large bowl using the large holes on a box grater. Season with a teaspoon coarse salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper and let stand 10 minutes; stir to blend in any liquid. Heat vegetable oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high. Drop in rounded tablespoons of potatoes and flatten with a spatula. Cook until golden-brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total, then drain on paper towels. Repeat with more oil and remaining potatoes. Serve with sour cream and chives or applesauce alongside.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oil in nonstick skillet. Have other ingredients prepped before shredding potatoes as they will discolor. Shred potatoes and immediately combine with scallions and egg. Season mixture with salt and pepper. Scoop a heaping tablespoon of potato mixture into skillet and flatten with back of spoon. Continue cooking four pancakes at a time. When pancakes are brown flip to other side and continue to brown. Remove to paper towels to drain and season with salt.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In large skillet, melt the butter, then add the onion and cook over moderate heat for 3 minutes, stirring.
• Remove from heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk three of the eggs till well blended, then add the cooked onions, potatoes, flour, salt, pepper, Tabasco and stir until mixture is firm.
• Form the mixture into 16 round pancakes and place on a large greased baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, whisk the remaining egg with the water, brush the top of each pancake with the egg wash, and bake the pancakes till golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Grate the potatoes into a basin of cold water, using the grating surface with large holes. (Do not grate them, however, unless you are ready to cook the potatoes.) Before cooking, drain the potatoes in a strainer.
• Peel the onion and grate it on the same grating surface. There should be about 1/2 cup. Add the onion to the potatoes in the strainer and blend well. With a rubber spatula or your hands, push down on the potato-onion mixture to extract liquid. Put the mixture in a mixing bowl and add salt.
• To prepare these pancakes it is best to use 2 or more 6-inch or 7-inch nonstick frying pans.
• Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil in a nonstick skillet and add 3/4 cup of the potato-onion mixture. Flatten the potato mixture and sprinkle lightly with pepper. Cook about 3 minutes until the ''cake'' is browned on the bottom. Flip the cake, trying not to break up the shape. Flip the cake several times as it cooks so that it cooks through, about 3 to 4 minutes longer. Slide the cake out onto a flat surface.
• Add 1 more tablespoon of oil to the skillet and add another batch of the potato mixture, cooking it as before. Continue cooking the cakes, adding more oil as necessary, until all the mixture is used.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Peel and grate the potatoes into a bowl of cold water using the large-holed surface of the grater. (Do not grate them until you are ready to cook them.) Drain the potatoes well in a strainer.
• Peel the onion and grate on the same grating surface. There should be one cup. Add the onion to the potatoes in a strainer. Blend well.
• With a rubber spatula or your hands, push down or squeeze the potato-and-onion mixture to extract the remaining liquid. Place the mixture in a mixing bowl and add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Blend well.
• To prepare the pancakes it is best to use two or more nonstick skillets, 6 or 7 inches in diameter. Heat about 1 tablespoon of the oil in each skillet and add 3/4 cup of the potato-onion mixture. Flatten the mixture with a spatula evenly. Cook over medium-high heat about 3 minutes or until the cakes are brown on the bottom. Turn the cakes over, trying not to break them. Cook through for about 3 to 4 minutes longer. Slide the cakes onto a flat surface and keep them warm.
• Add one more tablespoon of oil to each skillet and repeat the procedure until all the mixture is used.

MARTHA'S FAVORITE POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Grate potatoes in long shreds, using smooth strokes to run across the large holes of a grater into a large bowl of cold water. Set a sieve or colander over a second bowl and drain potatoes, reserving liquid.
• Set liquid aside until starch sinks to bottom of bowl, about 10 minutes. Carefully pour liquid from bowl and discard, reserving milky residue (potato starch). Transfer potatoes to bowl with potato starch.
• Add onion to the bowl, then stir in eggs, beer, flour, and 1 teaspoon salt; season with pepper.
• Preheat oven to 200°F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. In a heavy skillet, heat 1/2 inch oil. Spoon 1/4 cup potato mixture per pancake into skillet. (Make a few at a time, being careful that they don't run into one another.)
• Fry pancakes, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to prepared baking sheet to drain and keep warm in oven while frying the rest. Serve warm with apple- sauce, sour cream, and caviar, if desired.

EASY POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Place the hash browns in a strainer; rinse with cold water until thawed. Drain thoroughly; transfer to a large bowl. Add the flour, eggs, butter, water and salt; mix well. , Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/3 cupfuls into oil; fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes, and cut them into long strips. Process the potatoes, using the julienne blade of a food processor. Squeeze out the excess liquid with your hands.
• Repeat the process with the onion. Combine the potatoes, onion, garlic, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Lightly beat the whole egg and the egg whites together. Stir thoroughly into the potato mixture, along with the chives, if desired.
• Heat a large nonstick pan until it is very hot; reduce the heat to medium-high, and spray with nonstick spray.
• Spoon heaping tablespoons of the batter into the pan, and flatten slightly. Brown on one side, and turn to brown lightly on the second side. Repeat until all the batter is used. Serve with light sour cream or applesauce.

COUNTRY POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Finely grate potatoes. Drain any liquid. Add eggs, onion, flour, salt and baking powder. In a frying pan, add oil to the depth of 1/8 in.; heat over medium-high (375°). , Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls in hot oil. Flatten into patties. Fry until golden brown, turning once. Serve immediately.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine the grated onion and potato in a kitchen towel and wring out as much liquid as you can. Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl. Dust with the flour and mix to disperse it. Add the egg, lemon zest, chopped dill, salt and pepper and mix until well combined.
• Heat the olive oil and butter in a large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. Once the bubbles from the butter subside, spoon 3 heaping tablespoons of the potato mixture into the pan. Repeat, making 4 to 8 pancakes. Cook the pancakes about 4 minutes on each side, assuring that both sides are well browned and the potato is cooked through. Reduce the heat of the pan if the potato cakes are browning too quickly in order to make sure the inside is cooked completely.
• Remove the cakes to a paper-towel-lined plate as they finish and season with salt while hot.
• (You can cover them with foil and keep in a 200 degrees F-oven to stay warm until ready to serve.)
• To serve, transfer the potato pancakes to a platter and dollop each one with the creme fraiche. Top with a sprig of dill.