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🍽️ Crispy Potato Pancakes with Homemade Apple Sauce

642 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg potatoes
• 1 onion
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp flour
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• oil (for frying)
• 1 kg apples
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 pinch cinnamon powder
• 1 pinch clove powder
• 1 tsp lemon zest

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the apples thoroughly.
2. 2. Quarter the apples and remove the core.
3. 3. Cut the apple pieces into small chunks.
4. 4. Place the apple pieces, 3 tablespoons of water, sugar, lemon zest, and the spices into a pot.
5. 5. Let the mixture simmer for a few minutes.
6. 6. Continue cooking until the apples are soft and falling apart.
7. 7. Finally, season the apple sauce to taste.
8. 8. Set the apple sauce aside.
9. 9. Peel the potatoes and wash them.
10. 10. Grate the potatoes finely.
11. 11. Peel the onion.
12. 12. Grate the onion finely as well.
13. 13. Mix the grated onions with the eggs.
14. 14. Stir the flour into the potato-onion-egg mixture.
15. 15. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and some pepper.
16. 16. Mix everything well with the grated potatoes.
17. 17. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan.
18. 18. Take about 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture for one pancake.
19. 19. Place the mixture into the hot pan.
20. 20. Press the pancake down slightly to flatten it.
21. 21. Fry the pancake until the edges turn brown.
22. 22. Flip the pancake to the other side.
23. 23. Finish frying the pancake on the second side.
24. 24. Preheat the oven to 70 degrees Celsius.
25. 25. Keep the finished pancakes warm in the oven.
26. 26. Serve the pancakes with the apple sauce or jam.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 642
• Protein: 12 g · Fett/Fat: 13 g · Carbs: 116 g