Kids Hanukkah Recipe: Hidden Veggie Latkes from P.J. Library

Ingredients

• 1 large russet potato, peeled
• 1 large zucchini, peeled
• ½ head of cauliflower
• ½ yellow onion
• 1 clove of garlic, finely minced
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• Vegetable oil for frying

Preparation:

• Grate together potato, zucchini, cauliflower, and onion. Use a food processor to make this step faster.
• Wrap the vegetable mixture in a cheesecloth or a lightweight kitchen towel and squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
• In a large bowl, combine vegetables with garlic, flour, baking powder, eggs, salt, and pepper.
• In a frying pan heat ½ inch of oil on medium-high. Carefully drop a heaping tablespoon of latke mixture into oil.
• Fry for roughly 2 minutes, then flip and fry the other side.
• Transfer each latke to a paper towel-lined platter.
• Serve while warm.

PJ Library’s experts have updated their Hanukkah Hub, which offers child-friendly versions of the Hanukkah story along with myriad craft ideas, delicious holiday recipes, and printables. Check out these 10 Easy (and Kid-Approved) Hanukkah Recipes, The Ultimate List of Books about Hanukkah or The Easy Hanukkah Guide: Recipes, Gifts and Activities For Each Night

For more Hanukkah gift ideas, PJ Library has set up shop at amazon.com/pjlibrary where families can find colorful aprons for cooking and crafting and books from the PJ Library imprint, PJ Publishing, including recent additions Havdalah Sky and Laila Tov, Moon.

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