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Potato pancakes, German-style potato cakes

Kartoffelpuffer, German potato pancakes

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Potato pancakes, German-style raw potato cakes grated and mixed with egg and flour, seasoned with nutmeg, and fried in a pan, served with apple sauce.

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Recipe from Mjchael, NeuerNutzer2009, Schnobby and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In Germany, these crispy apple cakes, made from grated raw apples, are often eaten sweet, with apple compote, or savory, with smoked salmon or herb-flavored cream cheese. Allow about 30 minutes for a serving of three or four people.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$3.84 $0.96 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.13
  • $0.21
  • $1.20
  • $0.10
  • $0.04
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and the onion, then grate them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Squeeze them in a colander or dishcloth to remove the water. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the eggs, flour, salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Heat some oil in a frying pan and place three oval-shaped pancakes in the pan at a time. Flatten them and cook on both sides until they are golden brown and crispy.
  5. Drain them on paper towels and serve immediately, with apple sauce.

The bill

Kartoffelpuffer, German potato pancakes

  • 1 kg of raw, unpeeled apples$2.13
  • 1 large onion$0.21
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 4 tablespoons of wheat flour$0.10
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • oil for cooking$0.16

Total$3.84

that's $0.96 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of raw, unpeeled apples
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons of wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • A pinch of pepper
  • A pinch of nutmeg
  • oil for cooking
  • Apple compote, for serving

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