Recipe: Perfect Potato-Apple Cheddar Pancakes

Potato-Apple Cheddar Pancakes. Potato-Apple Cheddar Pancakes I enjoyed the flavor combinations packed into these little Potato Pancakes. Granny Smith, Red delicious etc.) Potato-Apple Cheddar Pancakes. These potato pancakes include shredded apples and green onions for a new twist to the traditional recipe.

Ingredients of Potato-Apple Cheddar Pancakes

1. Prepare 2 of large potatoes (or 3 medium will do).
2. It's 2 of apples ( I used Fuji for this recipe; use any type. Granny Smith, Red delicious etc.).
3. You need 4 of eggs.
4. Prepare 4 of green onion scallions chopped thinly.
5. Prepare 1 cup of shredded cheddar.
6. It's 4 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
8. You need 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper.
9. You need 1 tsp of white pepper.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of cajun seasoning.
11. Prepare 1 of oil for frying ( olive oil, canola).
12. It's 1 of sour cream for topping.

Tinley Park, IL Cooking Tips: A coffee mug can be used as a small mixing bowl for mixing dipping sauces, making small batch dressing, or even to scramble one or two eggs. Tilt pan to coat evenly with butter. Potato Pancakes also known as latkes are a traditional Hanukkah dish prepared once a year. They are typically fried and served with sour cream or apple sauce.

Potato-Apple Cheddar Pancakes instructions

1. Fill a large mixing bowl with cold water. Peel, and then rinse your potatoes. Grate by hand your potatoes; or with your food processor grater. Place grated potatoes immediately into bowl of cold water. Repeat same steps with your 2 apples; peel, grate and place into bowl of cold water with potatoes. So to keep them from browning..
2. Drain grated potatoes and apples. Press as much water as you can from mixture. In medium bowl mix grated potatoes/apples, onion, cheese, eggs, flour, salt, white pepper, cayenne and cajun seasoning. Stir to combine..
3. Heat about a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan on medium heat. Drop dollops of batter (about 4) into pan. Press down on potato batter to form small pancakes, leave some space between so you can flip them. Fry both sides until a nice golden to medium brown. You may add more oil to pan in between batches if needed..
4. If pancakes seem oily place them onto a paper towel..
5. Serve pancakes topped with sour cream or a hollandaise sauce..

These Baked Potato Pancakes are so good they can be made year round. Loaded with shredded onion, Parmesan cheese, garlic and fresh parsley. It is a flavorful twist on the original. Place the potatoes, apples and salt in a large saucepan; add enough water to cover. Place hash browns in a strainer and rinse with cold water until thawed.