Ingredients:

2 Cups Flour
3 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Water
Sugar and Cinnamon OR Powdered Sugar
Frying Pan with 1/2 inch of oil in bottom

Directions:

1.Mix the first four ingredients together and let sit for a few minutes.
2. Pull off donut-hole sized balls and flatten them to roughly the size of a donut. (Use a flour dusted surface)
3. Cut a hole from the middle. You can use a knife or a pop bottle lid. (If this is not working out just make rip off chunks and make them without holes)
4. Heat the oil in the frying pan and place the donuts into it. They will start swelling almost immediately.
5. Once the donut has turned slightly brown on the bottom flip it over to the other side to brown.
6. Remove from oil, pat with a paper towel if very greasy, and sprinkle sugar/cinnamon or powdered sugar on it!
7. Eat, get fat, and be happy.

~ Recipe submitted by Kseniya found on, familyactivityideas

Ingredients:

4lb Potatoes (I use Russet)
3 shallots, diced
1/2 cup chopped scallions
3 cloves garlic, mashed
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tbs flour (optional)
Kosher salt
White pepper
Canola oil for frying
Sour cream for serving

Directions:

Peel potatoes, place them in a bowl of cold water to prevent browning. Grate potatoes on largest grate (by hand or food processor)
Squeeze grated potatoes in a clean kitchen towel by placing a handful at a time in the towel and squeezing out the excess water in a bowl, place squeezed potatoes in a separate bowl until all the potatoes are squeezed.

Spoon off the foam off the top of the potato liquid. Pour off and discard the clear liquid. Save the thick potato starch on the bottom of the bowl and reserve it. Add the eggs, shallots, scallions, garlic, flour, 1 tbsp salt and 1/8 tsp white pepper to the starch, Add shredded potatoes, Stir to blend well.

In a large pan, heat 1tbsp of oil over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Spoon 1/4 batter into the pan and flatten with spatula making 3 to 4 latkes at a time. Fry 3 minutes on each side (turning only once!) until crisp and golden brown.

In order to keep prepared latkes warm while frying the next batch(es) line a baking sheet with paper towels and transfer this pan along with the prepared latkes into an oven preheated to 200F

Serve 2-3 latkes per person with a big dollop of sour cream.

~ Recipe submitted by Yevgeniya Bulayevskaya