RecipeMuncher

For a certain segment of the population, potato pancakes can incite a strong emotional reaction.  Should they be thin?  Lacy little doilies of potato, as much fry as starch.  This kind should be eaten immediately, straight from griddle to mouth, without even pausing at a plate if possible.  Like the finest shredded hash-brown.   In my family, however, potato pancakes have always been thick.  A crisp crust that resists the teeth at first, but crumbles into a silky center of potato (...)