Great No-Grate Potato Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 30 ounces frozen potatoes country style shredded potatoes only potatoes nothing else 0 fat
• 1 small onion peeled and finely chopped
• 2 eggs slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• vegetable oil for frying

Steps:

• Pour potatoes into large bowl and thaw about 1 hour
• While still very cold add onion and eggs
• stir in eggs until blended
• Stir in baking powder
• flour and salt
• Heat some oil in frying pan over medium heat
• Shape 1/2 cup in hand and place in oil
• pack and shape gently with spatula
• Cook 15 minutes on each side I like to cook mine slowly to ensure potatoes are cooked and evenly browned The less they are moved the less they tend to fall apart Check them gently every 5 minutes When browned evenly carefully flip them
• repack with spatula and cook 15 minutes more
• Drain on paper towel 1 minute
• Transfer to warm serving dish I like to keep mine in the oven set at 200F
• Do several at a time
• dont overcrowd
• you will need to do them in batches
• Serve with sour cream
• applesauce or gravy