Comments on: potato pancakes, even better

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:47:48 +0000

Oh my gosh. I made these this morning half-asleep (I’m only awake now, after coffee) They turned out amazing. I’m Jewish, and I have been craving latkes since my grandmother passed. I’m happy to say these measured up perfectly.
Thank you so much!

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:00:59 +0000

Deb, Once again you’ve delivered a foolproof recipe that will enter heavy rotation in my kitchen. I made this recipe today and the latkes turned out so good! I really appreciate the simplicity of the instructions and now want to make all sorts of veggie pancakes!

I didn’t have any cheesecloth, but found a double layer of paper towels just as effective at wringing out all of the moisture.

Thanks for seeking out and sharing the very best recipes for all of the foods we crave!

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:55:14 +0000

Thank you for the tip that you added about re-heating these in the oven. My latkes came out a little undercooked, and once I popped them in for ten minutes or so, they were much crispier, like I hoped they would be!

By: Homa

Homa — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:00:39 +0000

I’m a longtime fan of this blog but this is the first recipe I’ve tried — so good! Thank you for sharing, I still can’t believe you manage to keep the blog updated with so much else going on. I have a 16 month old and can’t get much done, usually. :)

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:35:17 +0000

These were great! I tripled the recipe and the onion flavor was a little too strong. I think I’ll halve the amount of onion in a large batch next time. I’ve always been too intimidated to make these, but they were surprisingly simple to make. I made them for my mom, who loves potato pancakes, and she liked them a lot. I served them with creme fraiche and my homemade apple sauce.

By: jenniebites

jenniebites — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:49:30 +0000

I made these for our Christmas dinner, and they were perfect, thank you!

By: mb

mb — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:40:24 +0000

Doing the Happy Food Dance… just tasted one while cooking up a batch for tomorrow, soooo good! Happy Holidays everyone!!

By: Sima

Sima — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:33:15 +0000

These were great! Thank you!

By: johanna

johanna — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:19:38 +0000

I made these tonight for a hanukkah gathering. They were good. But not perfect, in my opinion. I think the flour in the batter made them a bit too dense and may have prevented them from getting as crispy as I had hoped. I think they would be delicious as you served them, Deb, with salmon caviar. But as a side dish (served with pan fried flounder and braised fennel) I wanted them to be a bit more crisp and less dense, more rosti-like. I would try this recipe again next time with less flour — maybe 1 tbs per potato.

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:36:35 +0000

I made these tonight for my Hanukkah dinner, and they were delicious! I loved using the cheesecloth! Plus, I found that the potatoes didn’t really get brown from oxidation…Really easy and very crispy. I think I’ll be making some more tomorrow night to have with my leftover brisket! :)