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I made these last night for an event. We have a saying in the kitchen these days: "Twelve years later....." Yeah, even for us pros, we continue to learn new tricks. Or, at least, keep thinking about ways to make life easier. My original post is below. What I noticed last night is that I could cut back the eggs from 6 to 4. I decided to use my new best friend 'potato flakes' to help thicken the mixture. Since I want to just scoop the mixture onto well oiled sheet pans, I don't want the egg to run all over. Potato flakes were the perfect way to absorb any extra liquid. These latkes come out crisp on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside.

I just nuked a couple for Aviva's breakfast (good mom!). As she says, "These are soooo good!"

Original 2010 post: These great potato latkes are made in the oven....great for a large crowd like we had today. In the past, I've used 'muffin top' pans to oven bake the thousands of latkes we'd produce at the bakery. Back then, we simply used our potato kugel recipe and filled the well greased cups and baked. Today, we thickened the potato mixture with additional flour and scooped it onto well greased cookie sheets. They baked beautifully and quickly.

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds potatoes, peeled weight (about 3 1/2 pounds with peel)
• 1 pound onions, peeled weight
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup canola oil, plus about 1/2 cup more for brushing during baking
• 1 cup flour (use potato or rice flour for gluten free - or just potato flakes)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• about 1/2 cup pareve potato flakes

You'll need a good pan spray and shortening for the cookie sheet. And, a little more canola oil for brushing on the latkes.

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400' F. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, oil, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. Set aside. Peel and chunk onions, set aside. Peel the potatoes, rinse and cut into chunks that will fit into the food processor chute. The food processor should be fitted with a grating attachment. Grate the potato and onion (together) in the food processor. Empty the grated mixture directly into the egg mixture and toss to coat. This keeps the potato from turning color. Repeat until you have used up all the potatoes and onions. Toss. Add potato flakes so that the egg mixture is absorbed enough so it doesn't run. Don't over do it! If grating by hand, yeah.....it'll take a little longer!

Make sure your oven is nice and hot. Potatoes like heat! Take a jelly roll pan, or cookie sheet, and spray with cooking spray. Or, you can smear shortening on the pan. I did both and either worked great. Using a portion scoop (I used #12 - about 1/4 cup), put mixture onto cookie sheet. Leave a couple of inches between them to allow for spreading. Gently tap the top down if your mixture is in a heap. The latke  should be about 1/2" thick.

Bake the latkes for about 6 - 7 minutes (depending on your oven, time overall will vary). Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and set on a hot pad. Brush the top of the latke with canola oil. Return the cookie sheet to the oven. Bake until golden brown around the edges and colored on top. You can test for doneness by cutting with a knife. These really are simple.....12 years later!

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Comments:

Dana: Hi Leah - the "steps" are missing from this recipe.

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Dana: Also, what kind of potatoes would you recommend? There are generally 2 camps - the russets and the yukons. What would you say?

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Dana: Any chance for some "Steps" Leah? Thanks!

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Leah: Hi Dana, Totally can't believe that I 1) didn't include steps and 2) didn't see your comments! Sorry about that. Let me know if you have any other questions.

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Daniel: I was wondering if using Parchment paper instead of foil would dispense with the need to put oil or shortening on the foil?

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Leah: Hi Daniel, I find if I want the fried look and taste, I need to add oil. Otherwise, the latke is dry. I'm not a fan of using foil over parchment. Parchment truly does prevent foods from sticking and is reusable without the metallic taste that sometimes comes through. Plus, clean up is so easy. Thanks for using the website! Chag sameach!

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Howard: Leah, I do not have nor used Potato flakes. is there something else that I can substitute and use instead?

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Howard: Sorry but I read it wrong. I will use the flour instead. Thank you.

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Jimmy: Leah that type of shortening do you use?

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