How to Make Potato Latkes

Grate 1 large Russet potato and ½ white onion. Put the grated potato and onion in a dish cloth and squeeze all the moisture out of it. In a separate bowl, add 2 eggs, ¼ cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp black pepper. Mix these ingredients together. Then, add the dried out (grated) potato and onions to the bowl and mix it all together until well combined. In a pan, add some neutral frying oil (like vegetable oil) and set it on medium-high to high heat until the oil reaches 350ºF. You can test the heat by adding a bit of the mixture to see if it starts frying. With the potato mixture, make thin patty or latke shapes in your hand. Once the oil is hot enough, add the potato latkes into the oil and deep fry on both sides until crispy and golden brown. Immediately top off with salt. Optionally, top off with sour cream, chives, and/or spicy seasoning salt, or add applesauce.