Dahn shared one final thing with me, something she says would truly be welcome even if Hanukkah is already over when our guests finally arrive. This is the best potato latke recipe ever. So, we'll have a dreidel and gelt and some potato latkes along with hanging our stockings and baking our Christmas cookies because there is one thing that both holidays envelop. The spirit of festivity which overwhelms the season often begins in the kitchen with the baking of cookies and the making of potato latkes. Grate potatoes over a large bowl so they become strings.
Potatoes grated on the large holes are make crunchy latkes and on the small make smooth ones.
Peel onion and grate into bowl with potatoes and let sit for a couple of minutes. You have to get all of the liquid out of the ingredients so drain and squeeze until they are as dry as you can get them. Mix eggs in small bowl and add to potato and onion. Add matzo meal, salt and pepper and baking powder. There may be a little liquid in the bottom of the bowl but that is O.K. Constantly mix as you go.