Helens Potato Pancakes Recipes

LOADED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Cook the bacon, stirring, in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 8 to 0 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Reserve the pan; don't clean it out.
• In a large bowl, mix the hash browns, seasoning salt and black pepper. Return the skillet to medium heat. Carefully add four 1/2 cup scoops to the skillet. Press the potato mounds down with a spatula and let cook until golden and crisp, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Sprinkle with sea salt and the shredded Cheddar.
• Transfer the potato pancakes to a platter or small cutting board. Add a dollop of the sour cream to the center of each. Top with the green onions and reserved bacon.

POTATO ZUCCHINI PANCAKES WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Set up your grill for even medium-high heat by building coals evenly on the bottom of the grill.
• Place the shredded zucchinis and potatoes into a tea towel and wring as much moisture out as you can. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, flour, scallions, dill and lemon zest and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the zucchinis and potatoes and mix to combine. Using a 1/3 cup measure, scoop the mixture into balls on a cookie tray.
• Place a large cast-iron pan on the grill and add a good splash of oil (it should be 1- to 1 1/2-inches deep in the pan). Set a cooling rack in a sheet tray and set aside.
• Bring the oil to 350 degrees F, then add 3 balls to the pan and flatten into pancakes. Brown and crisp on one side, 2 to 3 minutes, then flip and brown and crisp on the other side, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to the cooling rack set and season with salt. Repeat with the remaining potato pancakes, adding more olive oil to the pan as needed.
• For the yogurt sauce: In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt, chives, olive oil, lemon zest and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the potato zucchini pancakes with a dollop of yogurt sauce.

HELEN'S HIGH-PROTEIN LOW-CARB PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and stir well. (Optional: You may also add one packet of artificial sweetener if you are accustomed to recipes that call for sugar.).
• Spoon onto preheated, oiled griddle and cook as usual.
• Serve with butter and low-carb syrup, or sour cream and berries.
• Note: If you want the batter a little thinner, stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Batter will thicken as it sits, so if you refrigerate it till the next day, you will probably need to thin it. If the batter is too thin, stir in a little more flax.
• Also note: Flax seed should always be fresh ground (keep a dedicated coffee grinder for this purpose) or stored in the freezer. You may use either regular (brown) flax, or golden flax, which produces a lighter texture and color. You can often get it in bulk bins at your health food store for a great price.

HELEN'S PRICELESS PUMPKIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk buttermilk, pumpkin puree, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until blended. Whisk in melted butter.
• Whisk cake flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to buttermilk mixture and whisk to combine.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak. Fold egg whites into buttermilk-flour mixture to form pancake batter.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle or skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form on top, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 1 to 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

HELEN'S CRAB STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Bake potatoes 45 minutes or until done. Cut each potato in half lengthwise and carefully scoop out the potato pulp, leaving about 1/4" shell. Set aside.
• Put potato pulp and milk in large mixing bowl and beat until well blended.
• Add sour cream, mayonnaise, green pepper, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Mix crab meat and seafood seasoning, add to other ingredients. Set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Stir into crab mixture.
• Fill each potato shell with an equal amount of the crab mixture. Sprinkle cheese on each potato half.
• Place stuffed potato shells in roasting pan. Bake at 350 degrees until brown (about 20 minutes). Garnish as desired.

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Grate potatoes on coarse side of hand grater. Squeeze out liquid with your hands.
• Grate onion and squeeze.
• Mix onion with potatoes, egg whites, flour and salt, and stir well to mix completely.
• Heat nonstick skillet, and spray a light film of oil on bottom. When pan is very hot, drop mixture by the heaping tablespoon onto hot surface, pat to spread out, and brown over medium heat; turn, and brown on second side. Repeat.

HELEN'S SLOW COOKER POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a slow cooker. Combine American cheese, onion, soup, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Fill soup can 2/3 full of milk and stir into the mixture. Pour mixture over the potatoes and stir to coat. Sprinkle paprika on top. Cover and cook on High until potatoes are tender, 4 to 5 hours.

HELEN'S POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Drain potatoes, onion and carrots thoroughly. Set aside.2. In medium mixing bowl, beat egg whites slightly. Add KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal, milk, salt and pepper, mixing thoroughly. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cereal softens. Stir in vegetables.3. Using 1/4 cup potato mixture per pancake, portion onto lightly oiled, preheated grill or fry pan. Cook over medium heat (350°F) until golden brown, turning once. Serve hot with warm applesauce, if desired.