I am wanting to make these Kartoffelpuffer, which is german for potato pancakes. I am looking to use this recipe https://www.allergygirleats.com/potato-pancakes/
The ingredients are as follows:
Ingredients
500g Parboiled Potatoes
1/4 cup White Onion – finely chopped
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Potato Starch
1 Egg
1 tbsp Ghee
1 tsp Olive oil
This is a gluten free recipe but I was also wondering if I could make it vegan as well/dairy free? Which ingredients here would fall under vegan or dairy free?
I saw the eggs, is there any substitution for that?
Thanks. (Need it more vegan than dairy free, that's the least of the priorities) Thanks!
Best Answer
This happens to be one of my favorite ethnic foods as long as I can remember. So the hunt was on.
Anyway, I could not find any egg-free version of this (or Kartoffelpfannkuchen that is traditional in my household), but checking German websites I found two egg-free recipes:
Kartoffelpfannkuchen
and
Kartoffel-Pfannkuchen mit Speck
(without the bacon to be vegan)
If you can't read German, Google Translate will give decent results.
While there is some variation on the spices, the main difference from what I expect in the recipe I use (other than no eggs) is the use of a potato press on the potatoes.
As I make the standard recipe (with eggs), we grate and then drain the potatoes (somewhat), but never press them.
Honestly I have never tried such method, but I think it would be worth a try.
I would use liberal amounts of butter if you can (I wonder if you can leave it out). The amount of ghee in your recipe seems to be too little.
You might also experiment with the type of potatoes you use.
But (in my book) never, ever leave out the nutmeg (Muskat).