Making Potato Pancakes, a Healthy Choice!

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By Ben Panny


Potato pancakes are typically shallow-fried pancakes made of mashed, grated or shredded potatoes, flour, and egg. They're often seasoned with salt, and even boosted with well chopped onion and/or garlic. Compared to any other pancakes made up simply of flour, eggs and butter, potato pancakes are undeniably a more nutritious pancake variety. Eating them might provide you great amounts of vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, manganese as well as fiber coming from potatoes themselves. If you desire, you may modify the fundamental recipe for potato pancake to a totally healthier recipe merely by switching ingredients. You can utilize the fiber-rich whole wheat flour instead of the plain white flour. You may also put eggs and even a lot more of your chosen nutritious ingredients just like celery, garlic, onions, sweet corn and much more. You can also bake them instead of frying if you want to be free from the oil.

Potato pancakes really are a classic meal amongst various countries in Europe, this includes Switzerland, Poland as well as Germany. They're also related with classic cuisines of Ukraine, Russia, Sweden as well as Luxembourg. Potato pancakes are branded with a few names. They're known as "Rosti" in Swiss cuisine while "latkes" for Jewish.

Potato pancakes can be enjoyed both as a main dish or maybe a side dish. Either way, they are able to satisfy you! Potato pancakes are often eaten along with a vast array of toppings, including the savory condiments: sour cream and cottage cheese, and the sweet types: apple sauce, lingonberry jam, cranberry sauce, or just with sugar. They also taste great though in plain!

How to Make the Traditional Potato Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 cup Water, 3/4 cup, Dairy Free Cooking Cream or Non Dairy Milk, 1 pinch of Salt, 1 cup Plain Flour, 2 tsp Baking Powder, 1/4 cup melted Dairy Free Margarine or plain cooking oil, 1 cup Mashed potatoes (making use of day old leftover mashed potatoes works great),

How to Make:

Inside a large mixing bowl, blend all the ingredients together. While you're blending, add up wet ingredients. Don't forget to add the melted margarine once it has cooled off. Keep on mixing while adding the ingredients to prevent formation of lumps within the batter. Add mashed potatoes. Let the batter rest for 5-10 minutes. Spread a huge griddle with oil, and then heat. Fry potato pancakes by batches above medium heat. Cook them until their top top layer has set, turn and fry the other side till light brown. Don't forget to keep the stove/fire in medium heat. Serve potato pancakes next to lingonberry jam.




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