Potato Pancake Recipe

POTATO PANCAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
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   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2 1/2   lb           Potatoes, peeled
    2                    Onions, chopped fine
    1                    Egg, beaten
      1/4   c            Flour
    1       t            Salt
    1       c            Oil (or lard)
 
   Grate the peeled raw potatoes with a fine grater.
   Squeeze dry in a towel. Mix the potatoes with all
   other ingredients (except the oil).  Leave it for a
   while.
   
   Heat the oil or lard in a frying pan.  Form pancakes
   from about 2 T of batter, press flat and fry until
   both sides are golden brown.
   
   Serve the hot pancakes with any kind of stewed fruit.
   
   NOTES:
   
   *  German Kartoffel Puffer -- A traditional German
   potato recipe.  Not for people with weight problems.
   
   *  Be sure you make enough pancakes.  They have the
   same effect as salted peanuts -- you can't stop eating!
   
   : Difficulty:  easy.
   : Time:  15 minutes preparation, 5 minutes cooking.
   : Precision:  approximate measurement OK.
   
   : Heinz Kindlimann
   : Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Electronics
   Dept., Zurich, Switzerland
   : UUCP:  kindlima-at-ethz
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