Cheesy Draniki Or Potato Latkes On Steroids
From crainny 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Every corner of the world has its own version of potato pancakes. This particular version puts a spin on traditional Belorussian draniki. They are heartier and juicier this way. Man cannot live by potatoes alone, eh?
Ingredients
- 2 large potatoes, peeled and grated shopping list
- 4 oz dry curd (farmer) cheese or California style cottage cheese shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 tsp baking soda shopping list
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste shopping list
- all-purpose flour shopping list
- cooking oil shopping list
How to make it
- In a mixing bowl stir together shredded potatoes, cheese and eggs.
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Add soda and mix well
- Add flour in batches to get buttermilk-like batter
- Let stand for a few minutes for soda to start working
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- Heat oil in a skillet
- Stir batter well again.
- Spoon batter in small batches on a skillet and fry over medium heat on both sides until pleasantly browned
- Place on paper towel to drain the excess fat
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- Enjoy with sour cream or plain yogurt on the side
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- MOM'S VERSION: mix 1/2 cup sour cream (or yogurt), fresh chopped dill, 2 cloves of minced garlic and 1/4 tsp salt as a dressing
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
aHHHHH!!! sounds delicious,will have to try.Love potatoes any way their fixed.A high 5 for this very good post....Bob
robertg
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yum!
olga
in Hillsboro loved it
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fabulous!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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