Potato Pancakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 potatoes (2lbs)
• 1 medium onion
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons flour (i use all-purpose)
• 1 dash salt (i don't use much cause we add own own)
• 1 dash pepper
• vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 wash and peel potatoes.
• 2 grate the coarsely into a a large bowl of ice.
• 3 let them stand for 15 minutes as you grate onion to measure 1/4 cup.
• 4 in medium size bowl beat eggs.
• 5 add onions, flour, salt and pepper.
• 6 drain potatoes and pat dry on dish towel.
• 7 add about 4 cups potatoes to egg mixture and mix well.
• 8 heat 1/8 inch deep of oil until very hot but not smoking.
• 9 drop 1/4 cup potatoes into oil.
• 10 do not smush them together.
• 11 flatten with spatula to make them approx 4 inches in diameter.
• 12 fry on each side for about 2 minutes (that's what my friends says--i say a bit longer) until brown and crispy.
• 13 hope you like it.