Comments on: Posssibly the Best Latkes We Have Ever Eaten (Sorry, Bubbe) http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98 Five Boroughs of Gustatory Goodness... food and restaurant reviews, ingredients, and drinks Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Judy http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-109275 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:55:18 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-109275 Hi -- I've been trying to make a good latke for years, but felt that I never had the right recipe. I plan to try yours. When you say "shred," is this the same as grate? Can I do this by hand or does it have to be done with a food processor? Also, which do you prefer -- flour or matzoh meal? I used flour and baking powder in a different recipe for the first time tonight, but the latkes had a bitter taste. I don't know if it was the flour or the baking powder. Can't wait to try your recipe! Thanks! Judy Hi — I’ve been trying to make a good latke for years, but felt that I never had the right recipe. I plan to try yours. When you say “shred,” is this the same as grate? Can I do this by hand or does it have to be done with a food processor? Also, which do you prefer — flour or matzoh meal? I used flour and baking powder in a different recipe for the first time tonight, but the latkes had a bitter taste. I don’t know if it was the flour or the baking powder. Can’t wait to try your recipe! Thanks!
Judy

]]> by: Betty http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-104492 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:32:41 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-104492 Hi: I am going to try my hand at this for the very first time. I am making these for my sons class. A little girl in his class is a little sad that we are not celebrating Jewish holiday's and I asked her her favorite treat this time of year and she said latkes. I hope I don't mess it up! Hi:

I am going to try my hand at this for the very first time. I am making these for my sons class. A little girl in his class is a little sad that we are not celebrating Jewish holiday’s and I asked her her favorite treat this time of year and she said latkes. I hope I don’t mess it up!

]]> by: Jocelyn http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-102418 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:23:00 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-102418 Fantastic recipe. We just fed them to nine college kids and every last one disappeared, and I made a mountain of them. My husband just said they were the best latkes he had ever had. Thanks for the recipe! Fantastic recipe. We just fed them to nine college kids and every last one disappeared, and I made a mountain of them. My husband just said they were the best latkes he had ever had. Thanks for the recipe!

]]> by: Lauren http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-96915 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:01:17 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-96915 Wow, you're not kidding! I tried this recipe and they are definitely the very best latkes I've ever tasted. I gave them a try ahead of time to see if maybe I'd like to make them for Hanukkah, and the answer is an enthusiastic YES! My husband doesn't want me to wait that long. :) Wow, you’re not kidding! I tried this recipe and they are definitely the very best latkes I’ve ever tasted. I gave them a try ahead of time to see if maybe I’d like to make them for Hanukkah, and the answer is an enthusiastic YES! My husband doesn’t want me to wait that long. :)

]]> by: Nosher http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-83407 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:49:30 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-83407 Hi Sharon, You could certainly use olive oil, but if you use the good stuff, it has a flavor that while pleasant enough, isn't really quite in the style of most traditional latke recipes. You can use other monounsaturated fats if you like, and if you want a totally neutral, very high smoke point oil, apricot kernel oil works very well. And yes, we have a great kugel--a sweet one--that we make every chance we get. It's not our own recipe though, so we'll add it to our list of dishes to play around with and see if we can create a perfect kugel! Hi Sharon,

You could certainly use olive oil, but if you use the good stuff, it has a flavor that while pleasant enough, isn’t really quite in the style of most traditional latke recipes. You can use other monounsaturated fats if you like, and if you want a totally neutral, very high smoke point oil, apricot kernel oil works very well.

And yes, we have a great kugel–a sweet one–that we make every chance we get. It’s not our own recipe though, so we’ll add it to our list of dishes to play around with and see if we can create a perfect kugel!

]]> by: Sharon http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-83339 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:08:31 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-83339 PS also do you have a great recipe for noodle pudding? PS also do you have a great recipe for noodle pudding?

]]> by: Sharon http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-83199 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:03:08 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-83199 I make great latkes, but I will definitely give this recipe a try. Why not use olive oil though? Cause it will alter the flavor? I use olive oil for everything cause it is healthier and it works beautifully. So, why not olive oil? I make great latkes, but I will definitely give this recipe a try. Why not use olive oil though? Cause it will alter the flavor? I use olive oil for everything cause it is healthier and it works beautifully. So, why not olive oil?

]]> by: Nosher http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-28789 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:06:12 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-28789 We love parsnips, so we'll be delighted to give your recipe a try, Phil. We love parsnips, so we’ll be delighted to give your recipe a try, Phil.

]]> by: Phil http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-28785 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:36:48 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-28785 What an awesome recipe - Im going to try this one out for sure. Ive got a recipe on my blog for Parsnip and Potato Mash Pancakes. No photos though - Im not yet that efficient as you at this blogging caper. http://makesomemash.blogspot.com/2007/03/parsnip-and-potato-mash-pancakes.html Maybe we could do a recipe swap? ;-) What an awesome recipe - Im going to try this one out for sure. Ive got a recipe on my blog for Parsnip and Potato Mash Pancakes. No photos though - Im not yet that efficient as you at this blogging caper.
http://makesomemash.blogspot.com/2007/03/parsnip-and-potato-mash-pancakes.html

Maybe we could do a recipe swap? ;-)

]]> by: Nosher http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-10758 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:34:29 +0000 http://www.nycnosh.com/?p=98#comment-10758 Thanks Bonnie & Paula-- we aim to please. We just made them for a celebration in Tampa and discovered just how important it is to keep a close eye on the potatoes. Don't let them get too waterlogged, or else you'll end up having to dry out the batter a bit with flour. Not the end of the world, by any means, but these latkes are always best when the potato mixture is as dry as a bone before the egg is added. Thanks Bonnie & Paula– we aim to please. We just made them for a celebration in Tampa and discovered just how important it is to keep a close eye on the potatoes. Don’t let them get too waterlogged, or else you’ll end up having to dry out the batter a bit with flour. Not the end of the world, by any means, but these latkes are always best when the potato mixture is as dry as a bone before the egg is added.

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