Recipe for "potato-pancake"

NAME

     POTATO-PANCAKE - German ``Kartoffel Puffer''
     A traditional German potato recipe.   Not  for  people  with
     weight problems.

INGREDIENTS (serves 4)

     1 kg      potatoes, peeled
     2         onions, chopped fine
     1         egg, beaten
     40 g      flour
     5 ml      salt
     250 ml    oil (or lard)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Grate the peeled raw potatoes with a fine  grater.
               Squeeze dry in a towel.
          (2)  Mix  the  potatoes  with  all  other   ingredients
               (except the oil).  Leave it for a while.
          (3)  Heat the oil or lard in a frying pan.   Form  pan-
               cakes  from  30  ml of batter, press flat, and fry
               until both sides are golden brown.

NOTES

     Serve the hot pancakes with any kind of stewed fruit.
     Be sure you make enough pancakes.  They have the same effect
     as salted peanuts: you can't stop eating!

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 15 minutes preparation,  5  minutes
     cooking.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Heinz Kindlimann
     Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Electronics Dept., Zurich, Switzerland
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