Potato Pancakes (Kartoplyani Plyatsky) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups raw grated potato
  
• 1 egg
  
• 2 TB. flour
  
• 1/3 tsp. salt
  
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  
• grated onion (optional)
  

Directions:

1. Wash and peel 1-2 potatoes.  Using a grater, grate 2 cups of potato.  Put into a bowl and drain some of the potato juice out of the bowl. ( Add some grated onion if wished.)
   
2. Add 1 well beaten egg to the grated potato and mix.
   
3. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder to the bowl.
   
4. Mix until everything is incorporated. 
   
5. Drop by spoonfuls onto a well- greased frying pan.
   
6. Brown on both sides (about 5 minutes per side).
   

Serve with a either apple sauce, pancake syrup, sour cream, or cottage cheese. (I ate mine with ketchup).