Draniki -- the world's laziest latkes

 

I feel like I'm constantly being barraged by latke recipes. 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 is super easy -- true "poverty food" -- yet still maintains all of the crunchy, greasy goodness of any other potato pancake recipe. As a bonus, it's gluten-free and vegan.
It comes more-or-less from my family's age-old recipe for deruny/draniki.


The recipe for these is so simple I won't even bother hiding it under a cut.

Ingredients:
Potatoes -- any kind, approximately 1 Russet per adult or more if you're a glutton like me. If it's an organic, thin-skinned potato, you don't even have to peel it.
Salt -- to taste

Optional: Garlic, spices

Step One:

Toss everything into a food processor and puree to an even consistency. 

Step Two: Fry like you would any ordinary pancake, either in a pan with a thin layer of oil or on a well-oiled griddle. You know they're done when the outside is a crispy golden brown.

These are great with sour cream, caramelized onions, apple sauce and pretty much anything you can think of.