Best Faye Levys Low Fat Potato Latke Muffins Recipes

POTATO LATKES / MUFFINS (PASSOVER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use a little of the oil to grease a nonstick 12-muffin tin.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet. Add the onions, and saute over medium heat until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon paprika; remove from heat.
• Coarsely grate the potatoes by hand or in a food processor. Put them in a large strainer, and press out excess liquid. Transfer them to a bowl, and stir in the onions, eggs, salt and pepper.
• Put a scant 1/3 cup of the potato mixture in each muffin tin. Smooth the tops lightly, brush with the remaining oil and sprinkle with a little paprika. Bake about 40 minutes, until brown at the edges and firm. Remove the muffins and serve at once, or leave in the pans to keep warm for 15 minutes or so.

POTATO LATKE 'MUFFINS'

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use a little of the oil to grease a nonstick 12-muffin tin.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet. Add the onions, and saute over medium heat until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon paprika; remove from heat.
• Coarsely grate the potatoes by hand or in a food processor. Put them in a large strainer, and press out excess liquid. Transfer them to a bowl, and stir in the onions, eggs, salt and pepper.
• Put a scant 1/3 cup of the potato mixture in each muffin tin. Smooth the tops lightly, brush with the remaining oil and sprinkle with a little paprika. Bake about 40 minutes, until brown at the edges and firm.
• Remove the muffins and serve at once, or leave in the pans to keep warm for 15 minutes or so.

CLASSIC POTATO LATKES

Steps:

• Coarsley grate the potatoes and onion into a large bowl, or use a food processor with a coarse grating blade. Leave the mixture to rest for about 15 mins so the liquid releases from the onions and potatoes. Carefully drain off the liquid for about 30 mins until the mixture is dry, then put in a cheese cloth and squeeze out the remaining liquid.
• Add the eggs, flour, 1 tsp sea salt and pepper, and mix well. Pour the oil into the pan so that it is 2-3cm deep. Set over a medium heat for a few minutes until it ripples.
• Carefully spoon in the mixture to the size you want - 2 tbsp for large latkes or 1 tbsp for small. Fry them in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan, and cook on each side until browned for 2 mins. Remove to a plate lined with kitchen paper, then season with a sprinkling of salt. Serve with the soured cream and smoked salmon, finished with a sprinkling of chives, or just apple sauce - both are traditional.

FAYE LEVY'S LOW-FAT POTATO LATKE "MUFFINS"

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use a little of the oil to grease a nonstick 12-muffin tin. 2. Heat 1 T. vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon paprika; remove from the heat. 3. Coarsely grate the potatoes by hand or in a food processor. Put them in a large strainer and press out the excess liquid. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the onions, eggs, salt and pepper. 4. Put a scant 1/3 cup of the potato mixture into each muffin tin. Smooth the tops lightly. Brush with the remaining oil and sprinkle with a little paprika. Bake about 40 minutes until brown at the edges and firm. 5. Remove the "muffins" and serve at once, or leave in the pan to eep warm for 15 minutes or so.