Potato Latkes: (Potato Pancakes)

Ingredients

• 4 medium potatoes (peeled)
• 1 shallot or very small onion
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil (for frying)
• 4 tablespoons schmaltz, for frying (rendered chicken fat)
• 1 small egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/16 cup melted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Grate potatoes and shallot on a large-hole grater.

2. 2

   Splash with lemon juice and squeeze out excess water.

3. 3

   Mix the flour, milk, egg, baking powder and nutmeg together.

4. 4

   Add mixture to the potatoes and then add the melted butter.

5. 5

   Heat some peanut oil with some schmaltz in a large skillet and spoon a few spoons of the mixture into the skillet.

6. 6

   Fry until golden on the bottom side and then with a spatula, flip and cook the same way on the other side.

7. 7

   Serve with watercress, caviar, applesauce, crème fraiche or sour cream.