(I Can't Believe They're Crispy!) Baked Latkes #HanukkahBP

Welcome to our first ever Hanukkah Blog Party, hosted by Leah of Cook Kosher and Miriam of Overtime Cook. It's traditional on Hanukkah to eat fried treats, most notably donuts and latkes, and we've got a fabulous array of Hanukkah themed recipes, treats and crafts from Jewish bloggers all over the world! Scroll down for links to all of the delicious treats.

For this year's Hanukkah Blog Party, I've decided to make a Baked Latke.  What's that you say?  Blasphemy?  I know, I know.... Hanukkah is all about the miracle of oil.. I get it.  But I'm going to show you a different miracle-- it's called the miracle of still being able to fit into your pants and not having a house that smells like deep fried latke! (Anyone that's ever made fried latkes knows what I'm talking about-- you have to put away anything precious before you fry them up because you walk around smelling like a greasy potato for a week or two afterwards!)  Now, are these "as" crispy as a deep fried latke?  Well, not exactly-- but they're still crispy, and they're AMAZING!  I assure you that you won't care what you're missing because you'll feel really good about these in the morning, and they still taste divine!

So, it's super simple-- you take ANY latke recipe, and instead of frying them in buckets of oil, you dip them in egg whites and bake them. Easy! Here's how:

Samples Latke Ingredients
Remember- this will work with any latke recipe, so feel free to use your own!

• 1 large russet potato
• 1/4 white onion
• 1 Tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp of vegetable oil (for frying)
• non-stick cooking spray
• 2 egg whites, beaten

Directions
Using a food processor, grate the potato and onion.  Place the grated potato and onion in a large bowl and squeeze and drain as much of the liquid out of the mixture as possible.  (you can also use a clean dish towel to "press" the water out of it)  Once you have squeezed and drained out the liquid, add the remainder of the ingredients (except for the egg whites) and mix until thoroughly combined.

Pre-heat an oven to 400 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with foil, and spray liberally with non-stick cooking spray.  Set aside.  Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, add about 1 tsp of oil.  Heat the oil and spread it around the pan using a pastry brush to make sure the pan is coated with the oil.  Drop 3 inch round, flat dollops of the potato mixture into the heated pan.  Fry each side of the latkes until they are a golden brown.  The latkes will be very limp.

Dip the latkes into the beaten egg whites and place them onto the prepared cookie sheet.  Bake the latkes for approximately 3-5 minutes on each side.  Serve with sour cream or applesauce. Makes about 4-5 latkes. (perfect for 2 people)




A very small amount off oil is used to add color and crisp the outside of the latke.

 

Once the latkes are done, dip both sides in the egg white mixture and place them on the prepared cookie sheet.

To help get everyone into party mode, we have a bunch of fabulous new cookbooks to giveaway! Here's how you can enter:

Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite Holiday recipe!  When you do that, you'll get a chance to win one of:

 

2 copies of Susie Fishbein's new Kosher By Design Cooking Coach (sponsored by Artscroll)

2 copies of Leah Schapira's Fresh and Easy Kosher Cooking (sponsored by Artscroll)

2 copies of Esther Deutch's CHIC Made Simple (sponsored by the author)

The Giveaway is now Closed.

 

Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM on Sunday, December 16th. Limit one entry per person per blog, so visit the other blogs for extra chances to win!

 

Prizes can only be shipped within the US. Entries must be accompanied by a valid email address in order to qualify.

This is the second of many fabulous Holiday Blog Parties. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to participate in future parties, please email holidayblogparties@gmail.com

 

 

Stop by the other blogs and check out these Chanukah Themed Recipes:

Latkes:

Jamie from Joy of Kosher made Zucchini Latkes with Tzatziki

Daniel from Peikes Cookbook made Potato and Fennel Latkes Fried in Duck Fat With Chinese Five Spice Apple Sauce

Susan from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen made Squash and Potato Latkes

Samantha from The Little Ferraro Kitchen made Ruby Red Beet Latkes with Cumin

Nechamah from TIforOA Food Ideas made Healthy Oatmeal Latkes

Liz from The Lemon Bowl made Traditional Potato Latkes

Yosef from This American Bite made Latkes & Brisket on Rye

Melanie from From Fast Food to Fresh Food made (I Can't Believe They're Crispy!) Baked Latkes

Laura from Mother Would Know made Three Variations of Sweet and Savory Latkes

Sarah from Crispy Bits and Burnt Ends made Kimchee Latkes

Shulie from Food Wanderings made Baked Panko Sweet Potato Leek Latkes

Donuts and Desserts:

Miriam from Overtime Cook made Shortcut Cannoli with Chocolate Mousse Filling

Leah from Cook Kosher made 5 Minute Donuts

Estee from The Kosher Scoop made Tropical Fruit Fritters

Melinda from Kitchen-Tested made Sweet Steamed Buns

Amy from What Jew Wanna Eat made Homemade Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Gelt

Avidan from Baking It Up As I Go Along made Orange Olive Oil Cake

Tali from More Quiche Please made Glazed Chocolate Donut Holes

Amital from Organized Jewish Home made Mom's Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Princess Lea from The Frumanista made Túrógombóc

Stephanie and Jessica from The Kosher Foodies made Beignets

Gigi from Gigi's Kitchen made Bunuelos: Mini Powdered Cheese Donuts

Esther from Esther O Designs made Edible Menorahs

Patti from No Bacon Here made Hanukkah Oreo Balls

Shoshana from Couldn't Be Parve made Churros con Chocolate

Shaindy from My Happily Hectic Life made Inside Out Apple Crisp

Eve from Gluten Free Nosh made Gluten-Free Hanukkah Sugar Cookies

The Gluten Free maven made Gluten Free Vegan Cake Donuts

Amy from Baking and Mistaking made Mini Cream-Filled French Beignets

Sarah from Food, Words, Photos made Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Victoria from Itsy Bitsy Balebusta made Pure Vanilla Donuts

Vicky and Ruth from May I Have That Recipe made Dulce de Leche and Eggnog cream filled mini sufganiot

Dena from Oh You Cook made Poached Pears in Pomegranate Sauce

Michele from Kosher Treif Cooking made Tiramisu Cheessecake

Sharon from FashionIsha made Sparkly Chanukah Cookies

Appetizers, Soups, Sauces, Drinks and other Hanukkah Food:

Laura from Pragmatic Attic made Caramel Spice Applesauce

Jessie from Bread and Butter made Honey Spiced Hanukkah Martini

G6 from Guess Who's Coming 2 Dinner made Sweet Potato Leek Soup

Claire from I Love Soup made Sweet Potato, Coconut & Lemongrass Soup

Jennifer from Juanita's Cocina made Kugel

Liz from Kosher Like Me made Ready, Stuff Roll!

Shelley from The Kosher Home made Hanukkah Crafts and Printables

 

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