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   The tradition of serving potato pancakes at Hanukkah began with the Ashkenazi Jews of Northern and Eastern European communities.
 
3 cups applesauce   1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley or dill
2½ pounds baking potatoes, peeled   1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 medium onion ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 large egg ½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour or ¼ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
   matzoh meal ¾ cup vegetable oil
 
   Refrigerate applesauce until serving time.
   Finely shred potatoes and onion into colander. With hands, squeeze to remove as much liquid as possible. Place potato mixture in medium bowl; stir in egg, flour, parsley, lemon juice, baking powder, salt and pepper until well mixed.
   Preheat oven to 250 degrees. In a 12-inch skillet, heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Drop potato mixture by scant ¼ cups into hot oil to make 5 latkes. With back of large spoon, flatten each latke into a 3-inch round. Cook until underside is golden, 4 to 5 minutes. With slotted spatula, turn latkes and cook until second side is golden brown and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes longer. With spatula, transfer latkes to paper towel-lined cookie sheet to drain; keep warm in oven.
   Repeat with remaining potato mixture, stirring potato mixture before frying each batch and using 3 tablespoons more oil for each new batch. Serve hot with applesauce.
 

This recipe is from Great American Classics Cookbook.
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