Lazy Latkes -- Quick Gluten-Free, Vegan Potato pancakes

I feel like every year around Hanukkah, there's a sudden surge in potato pancake recipes on the internet. Most are made with flour, eggs, matzoh, eggs and whatever else but I find that usually the simplest approach is always the best -- culinary lex parsimoniae or something. This recipe contains only the most basic ingredients, yet still maintains all of the rich heartiness, crunchiness and yumminess of any other potato pancake recipe.It comes more-or-less from my family's age-old recipe for deruny/draniki.

To Sum:
Clean and puree a few potatoes, salt to taste and fry in oil.  Even though I went ahead and made a page for each step, this is really what this recipe boils (or frys...) down to.

Step 1: Ingredients

You will NEED:

• Potatoes -- any kind are fine. I usually use Russets. 1 large potato per person is an OK way to gauge how many potatoes you'll need, but round up -- especially if you're a glutton like me. 
• Salt -- just a dash, to taste.

If you want to be decadent, you might also want one or some of these:

• Garlic -- I love garlic. I usually have to pause for a moment to convince myself to use only half of the garlic I want to use. 2-3 cloves is probably enough for most people.
• Spices -- Paprika is a safe bet, but feel free to experiment.

Comments

[Reed_Sky_Born]

i failed at making it mine looks like vomit (:

[rajester]

Could you explain how you create your "batter" as best I can figure, the batter is just the potatoes, garlic, and spices. Did you use a binder? Did you have to add additional liquid?

[lolifer]

There is no binder -- the pureed potatoes have enough starch to hold everything together without needing any flour or eggs.

[rajester]

Thank you

[susanrm]

Yummy yum yum! Another great use for my Blendtec. I also use leeks instead of onions, because I'm allergic to onions. Leeks don't caramelize the same way, so they are a little more savory, which I like.

[jessyratfink]

Oh, very nice. I never thought about just processing it all together. I might have to make these soon. :D

[naomi.a.fox]

This looks delicious, I have to try them out:)