RE: [CnD] Potato Latkes LOL I understand. So I assume that you don't put the oil on the baking sheet then? Just do it like you would fries or something like that?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Sisi Ben-Simon Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 14:48 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Potato Latkes No changes in the recipe. Just take spoonfuls and put them on a greeced baking sheet. Bake for 30-40 minutes. I KNOW THAT OIL HAS A SPECIAL MEANING IN HANUKKA, BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY WEIGHT. :) SISI ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Potato Latkes > RE: [CnD] Potato Latkes > > Hmm. I've never tried that. Usually they're eaten fried as foods fried in > oil have special significance during Hanukkah. What would need to be done > to > change this so that they can be baked instead of fried? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> <[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of Sisi Ben-Simon > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 13:48 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] Potato Latkes > > This can also be baked in the oven if you want to avoid too much oil. You > can serve it with apple sider too. > > Sisi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: "Cooking_In_The_Dark" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:26 PM > Subject: [CnD] Potato Latkes > >> SERVES 6 >> >> This is one of the most famous of Jewish foods and a specialty of >> Hanukkah. >> The latkes are served as an appetizer, as a side dish, and even for tea >> with >> a sprinkling of confectioners' sugar. They can be marvelous if properly >> prepared, just before eating. >> >> 2 lbs (1 kg) potatoes >> >> 2 large eggs >> >> Salt >> >> Oil for frying >> >> Peel and finely grate the potatoes. Put them straight into cold water, >> then >> drain and squeeze them as dry as you can by pressing them with your hands >> in >> a colander. This is to remove the starchy liquid, which could make the >> latkes soggy. >> >> Beat the eggs lightly with salt, add to the potatoes, and stir well. Film >> the bottom of a frying pan with oil and heat. Take serving-spoonfuls, or >> as >> much >> as 1/4 cup (50 ml), of the mixture and drop into the hot oil. Flatten a >> little, and lower the heat so that the fritters cook through evenly. When >> one side >> is brown, turn over and brown the other. Lift out and serve very hot. >> >> VARIATION >> >> You may add black pepper, chopped parsley, and finely chopped onion to >> the >> egg and potato mixture. >> >> Adding 4 tablespoons of potato flour binds the fritters into firmer, more >> compact cakes, easier to handle but not quite as lovely to eat. >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature >> database 4502 (20091013) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 4503 (20091013) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4504 (20091013) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4504 (20091013) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4504 (20091013) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4504 (20091013) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4504 (20091013) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
