German Potato Pancakes - Deutsche Kartoffelpuffer
These German Potato Pancakes are so tasty and incredibly easy to make. Enjoy it as a light lunch or for afternoon tea.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 large raw potatoes, peeled
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3 to 4 tbsp vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Start off by peeling the raw potatoes with the vegetable peeler.3 large raw potatoes, peeled
- Put the peeled potatoes in a bowl with cold water while peeling the other potatoes.
- Once finished, drain off the water and use the same bowl to grate the potatoes.
- Use the small tear-drooped holes on your grater to grate the potatoes.
- Add the salt and the flour to the grated potatoes and mix well.1 tsp salt, 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Now add some oil to a non-stick frying pan and heat it up.3 to 4 tbsp vegetable oil for frying
- Once the oil is hot, add spoonfuls of the potato mix to the pan.
- Pat it down lightly. Make the pancakes as big or small as you like.
- Gently fry on medium heat until you can see a brown edge form on the pancakes.
- This is the indication that you can now flip the potato pancakes.
- Fry on the other side for around three to four minutes until golden brown.
- When cooked, place the pancakes onto a cooling rack in a single layer. Keep them warm in the oven until you have used up the pancake batter
- Enjoy with sugar and/or applesauce. Sooo GOOD!
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