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Latkes: Pre-made Batter

Posted by : Leah Zeldes Smith

A technique for holding pre-made latke "batter": 

1) you can cheat and mix a little sour salt or
Fruit Fresh in with the potatoes.  

2)  After you've grated the potatoes and onions 
and drained them, mix in the dry ingredients and 
store in a narrow container, like a pitcher.  Then 
beat the eggs and pour them over the top -- but DO 
NOT MIX.  Put plastic wrap over the container to seal
airtight and refrigerate.  The eggs keep air from
getting to the potatoes so they don't darken. 
Just before cooking, stir in the eggs and cook as
usual.

Note:  This works best with finely grated potatoes
(mine look like porridge); coarsely shredded
potatoes may leave too much airspace for the eggs
to run down.

And of course there's the trick of frying the
latkes ahead and reheating, but I never think
they're as good that way.

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