Potato Cheese Latkes With Apple Pear Sauce Food

APPLE LATKES

Steps:

• Beat the egg with the yogurt and milk (or just the yogurt, if you're using the plain normal variety) and set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Peel, quarter and core the apples, then grate them; I use a food processor, but a coarse Microplane or other grater would work easily, I'd imagine.
• Pour the yogurt mixture into the flour bowl, tip in the grated apples and fold it together.
• Pour enough oil to come about 1/4 inch up in a skillet and put on the stove to heat. Dollop spoonfuls -- I use a round soup spoon -- of the apple batter into the sizzling oil; a rubber spatula (the one you used to fold the batter together) will help you scrape the batter off the spoon and press down on the little latkes in the pan. Don't worry about making perfect round pancakes; I like these a bit raggedy and skew-whiff. Fry for a minute or two, until the latkes are a golden brown on the undersides; you can see from the top as they start firming up underneath. Flip them with 2 metal spatulas and fry for another minute on the uncooked side.
• Remove to a tray lined with paper towels to blot the excess oil and continue cooking until you've used up all the batter. Top with maple syrup.

POTATO & CHEESE LATKES WITH APPLE-PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• LATKES:.
• Peel, cube, and boil potatoes.
• Mash & add cheese.
• Beat eggs well and add.matzoh meal or flour, baking powder, and spices.
• Heat oil until hot and put large spoonful for each pancake.
• Cook until brown and flip.
• *VARIATION: Use one potato and 10 oz. package of spinach (frozen or cooked), well drained and chopped. This is especially tasty if you're using feta.
• APPLE-PEAR SAUCE: (Pareve).
• Core and cut apples and pears.
• Cover well with water and cook until soft.
• Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Put through foley food mill (I see them often in second hand stores) or force through colander to remove skins and seeds.
• Mix in lemon rind and cinnamon.
• Enjoy!

APPLE-PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Toss together the apples, pears, 1/4 cup water, maple syrup and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a large pot with a heavy bottom (a Dutch oven works great for this). Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, over low heat, until the fruit are very tender, about 45 minutes or up to 1 hour. Stir in the lemon juice and use a potato masher to smash to your desired consistency. If you like a completely smooth, pureed sauce, use an immersion blender to blend until smooth. Taste and add additional cinnamon to your liking.
• Serve warm, or cool completely and store in sterile jars with tight-fitting lids up to 1 week in the refrigerator.

POTATO AND CHEESE LATKES (POTATO AND CHEESE PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Cook instant potatoes in a pot following package instructions. Instead of water, use chicken broth, 4 tablespoons of butter and 1/3 cup of milk.
• After potatoes have been whipped, but are still hot, mix in the cheese.
• Allow to cool and blend in the egg.
• If potato mixture is too thick, add a little more butter.
• In a large skillet pour in 1/2 inch of cooking oil (not olive oil). Heat oil until very hot and then with a tablespoon, drop in large globs of the potato mixture.
• When the edges begin to turn a golden brown, then with a spatula, turn the latkes over and continue cooking until the other side is golden brown.