Bramboráky - Potato Pancakes

By Monica on October 10th, 2007

So many cultures have potato pancake recipes, this is mine. Fortunately these are easy enough to veganize by using non-dairy milk if your recipe calls for it, or a replacement binder instead of eggs. Since I’ve always eaten applesauce with the pancakes anyway, I thought applesauce would make a tasty egg replacer and it actually worked pretty well too. They held together beautifully!

If you want the Czech version, make sure to top with both applesauce and faux sour cream, because well, everything Czech is coated in sour cream.

2 large potatoes
1 medium onion
2/3 cup applesauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
2T parsley
2T flour
2T bread crumbs
1/2t thyme
1/2t salt
1/2t pepper

Grate the potatoes and onion, preferably in a food processor so you don’t skin your knuckles. Drain very well and squeeze out all the liquid. Combine with all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

In a large skillet, heat enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add 1/2 cup of the potato mixture and flatten a little to make a pancake. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side until nicely browned, adding more oil as necessary.