Potato latkes (potato pancakes)

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

6 md Potatoes
1 sm Onion
1 ts Salt
1 Egg
3 tb Flour or Matza Meal -=OR=- Bread Crumbs
1/2 ts Baking Powder

Instructions:

Wash pare and grate raw potatoes. Strain but not too dry and use juice for soup or sauce. If juice is retained a little more flour will be needed for thickening. Grate and add the onions; add salt and the egg. Beat well. Mix reamining ingredients and beat into potatoes; mix well. Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat that is deep enough to almost cover the cake. Brown on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve with applesauce if desired.