Jewish potato pancakes with Parmesan

Jewish potato pancakes with Parmesan

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Jewish-Italian-style doughnuts: thinly sliced apples mixed with carbonated water, eggs, flour, and Parmesan cheese, flattened in oil, and then fried like …

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Jewish pancakes are a traditional recipe passed down through generations. They are made with simple and inexpensive ingredients, but overall, they are very nutritious.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.01 $0.50 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.68
  • $0.06
  • $0.08
  • $0.40
  • $0.60
  • $0.16
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the potatoes into julienne strips and grate the Parmesan cheese. Place them in a bowl with the sparkling water, egg, and flour, and mix until you have a creamy dough. ≈ 8 min
  2. Fill a frying pan with oil to a level halfway up, and heat it. Place spoonfuls of dough in the pan and gently flatten them with a fork.
  3. Fry until golden brown, similar to French fries, then drain on paper towels and season with salt.

The bill

Jewish potato pancakes with Parmesan

  • Two garden apples$0.68
  • 2.5 tablespoons of flour$0.06
  • 1/2 glass of sparkling water$0.08
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 50 g of Parmesan cheese$0.60
  • oil for deep frying$0.16
  • salt$0.03

Total$2.01

that's $0.50 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Two garden apples
  • 2.5 tablespoons of flour
  • 1/2 glass of sparkling water
  • 1 egg
  • 50 g of Parmesan cheese
  • oil for deep frying
  • salt

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