CARROT LATKES (Fried Carrot Patties)

CARROT LATKES 

Ingredients: 

• 3 eggs
• 2c. grated carrots (6-8 carrots)
• 2 c. breadcrumbs or flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. salt
• oil for frying

Directions: 

1. Put eggs in bowl and beat with fork.
2. Wash and peel carrots, and grate into bowl or place in food processor and process until mostly shredded.
3. Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
4. Heat oil in frying pan. 
5. Form batter into patties and fry on both sides until brown (about 3 minutes each side).
6. Drain on paper towels.

Serves 4-6

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Donuts

Ingredients:

• ½ c. water
• 1 stick of butter or margarine (1/4 cup)
• 4 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 pkg. dry yeast
• 3-4 C. flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• Dash of salt
• oil for frying
• 1/2 C. Sugar

Directions:

1. Combine water, butter, and 4 Tbsp. sugar in small pot. 
2. Heat to melt butter. 
3. Cool to lukewarm.
4. Add yeast, 3 c. flour, and beaten eggs. 
5. Knead until smooth, adding more flour if necessary.
6. Cover with damp dish towel and let rise 30 minutes.
7. Punch down. 
8. Divide into portions the size of a golf ball. 
9. Shape into balls, rings, or braids. 
10. Let rise 30 minutes more.
11. Heat 1 c. oil in frying pan. 
12. Fry donuts, turning to brown on all sides. 
13. Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
14. Put 1/2 C. Sugar in paper bag and shake warm donuts to cover (optional). Serve warm.

Makes 12-14

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Cheese Latkes (Fried Cheese Patties)

CHEESE LATKES (Fried Cheese Patties)

Ingredients: 

• 1 c. ricotta cheese (works best, but any shredded cheese will do)
• 4 eggs
• 3c. flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• Cinnamon and sugar
• 2 Tbsp. margarine or oil for frying

Directions:

1. Put cheese and eggs in bow and mix well.
2. Add flour and salt and mix again.
3. Heat oil or margarine in frying pan over medium heat.
4. Carefully spoon batter by tablespoonfuls into pan. 
5. Fry on one side until pancakes bubble. Turn and fry on second side until brown.
6. Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Serves 3-4

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Easy Potato Latkes

Potato Latkes

Ingredients:

4 medium (about 4 C. pieces)

1 medium onion 

2 tsp. salt

2 eggs

Add 

1 cup flour

What You Do:

1. Peel potatoes and cut into large

2. Shred potatoes 

3.Dice the onion

4. Mix shredded potatoes, salt, onion, eggs, and flour.

5.  Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in pan. Add more oil as needed. 

6. Spoon by tablespoonfuls into oil, and fry on one side until brown. Turn and fry on other side.

7. Drain on paper towel.

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Apple-Cinnamon Latkes

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 cups chopped apples (about 3 apples)
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup oil for frying

Instructions:

1. Cut the apples with an apple cutter.
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2. Place the apples into a food processor and chop.
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3. Put the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, apples, flour, and water in a bowl.
4. Mix well.
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5. Heat, over medium heat, about 2 Tbsp of oil in a frying pan.
6. For each latke, spoon about 1/4 cup batter into hot oil. 
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7. Fry until the edges are brown. Turn and fry on the other side. 
8. Remove from pan and let drain on a paper towel.
9. Sever while warm.

Notes:

I bought my chopper about 2 years ago. I use it at least 3 times a week. It is still going strong. My husband does sharpen the blades about every 3 months. Here is the link to where I got it. Food Chopper.

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