latke pushers

[cellio]

Tonight I stopped by the Squirrel Hill Giant Eagle on the way home. On my way out there was a small group of people standing around a table; they stopped me and I saw the channukiyot on the table. This wasn't what I understand to be the standard Lubavich approach, though -- and frankly, they didn't look like Lubavichers. No, they offered me a latke; they had a griddle going. Then they asked if I was Jewish and tried to give me a channukiyah. :-) I don't know who they were, but mmm, latke. :-)

Comments

[goljerp]

My mom has a recipe for food processor latkes. You use the "grater" attachment mostly, which gives a pretty good approximation of non-fine and mushyness. It's also a lot less time consuming.

Of course, there are those who say that in order to be "true latkes", they have to be made with a hand grater. Maybe it's something about the flavor of the bits of skin that get in :-) Or maybe it's just a macho thing.

Joy is a sour cream person; I tend to pick applesauce, just because... well, do I really need to add more fat to something fried in oil?

[cellio]

I suppose the right attachment would do wonders. I have only a minimalist food processor with one blade. It meets my needs most of the time, and it's easy to deal with (small, easy to clean).