Placki (Polish style potato pancakes.

[Clipper]

Tonight was Polish night here in our house. We had Keilbasa, saute'd red cabbage, and Kathy's placki made with her grandmother's recipe.

Placki recipe:

6 medium potatoes, grated on box grater
1 medium onion, also grated on box grater
1 egg
salt and pepper
2 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp of baking powder
1/4 cup or so of cooking oil for frying

Grate the potatoes, put them in a collander and press the water out with the back of a wooden spoon.

Beat the egg in small dish, add the grated onion, salt and pepper, flour and baking powder. Add the mixture to the potatoes and mix well.

Heat the oil in a large skillet until quite hot. Drop the mixture with a spoon and flatten with a spatula to the desired thickness. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towel and serve immediately with a dollop of sour cream. (some people like sweet stuff on them, such as jam or syrup)

[chris]

we use to sprinkle sugar (they do same in Poland) placki...aka potatoe pancakes....yummm


BTW my mom made them the same way except it doesn't appear she used onion from what I remember tasting. I'll have to ask her.

[Clipper]

Kathy's mom used to make them both ways. With the onion and without. No onions and sprinkled with sugar or drizzled with syrup for breakfast, or the savory style with onions and sour cream for a dinner side dish pancake.

I don't care for them without the onions. I eat the left overs with onions warmed up in the morning and served with a sunnyside egg plopped on top of it.

I just copied and pasted the recipe to the sub board where we have been sharing recipes Chris.

[virgilgal]

Yum! I saw the other thread first and posted there but this thread has even more variations. Will have to try soon!