Name: Oven-Baked Latkes
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 12 latkes)
Ingredients: Vegetable oil spray; ½ cup vegetable oil; 1¼ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled (if potatoes are too big to fit in feed tube, cut them in half); 1 onion, peeled and cut into quarters; ¼ cup (1¼ ounces/35 grams) all-purpose flour; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon table salt

Oven-Baked Latkes

By America's Test Kitchen Kids

Published on January 4, 2023

Time

1 hour

Yield

Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 12 latkes)

What Kids Are Saying

“These are so much better than the ones we make in the frying pan!” —Kevin, recipe tester, age 7

Ingredients

Vegetable oil spray½ cup vegetable oil1¼ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled (if potatoes are too big to fit in feed tube, cut them in half)1 onion, peeled and cut into quarters¼ cup (1¼ ounces/35 grams) all-purpose flour1 large egg1 teaspoon table salt

Before You Begin

If you don’t have a food processor with a shredding disk, you can grate the potatoes and onion by hand on the large holes of a box grater. Be careful of sharp edges! Serve with applesauce and sour cream, if desired.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray baking sheet with vegetable oil spray. Pour oil onto baking sheet and tip sheet until evenly coated.

Set shredding disk in food processor (ask an adult for help). Lock lid into place. Place potatoes and onion in feed tube. Turn on processor and push vegetables down with plunger. Stop processor. Remove lid and carefully remove disk (ask an adult for help).

Transfer vegetables to center of clean dish towel. Gather ends of towel together, twist tightly, and squeeze over sink to drain as much liquid as possible from vegetables.

Transfer vegetables to large bowl. Add flour, egg, and salt. Use your hands or rubber spatula to mix until well combined.

Use ¼-cup dry measuring cup to scoop and drop 12 mounds of potato mixture onto greased baking sheet. Gently press each mound to flatten (see photo, “Step-by-Step: How to Shape Latkes,” below).

Place baking sheet in oven and bake latkes until bottoms are browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Ask an adult to use spatula to carefully flip latkes (oil will be hot). Bake until second side is golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes.

Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven and place on cooling rack (ask an adult for help). Line serving platter with paper towels. Transfer latkes to paper towels. Let latkes drain and cool for 5 minutes. Serve.