Potato-Leek Latkes

This is a GREAT recipe from a blog called Marcia's Kitchen. Willie and I had these for breakfast. They're great with a dollop of sour cream or with apple sauce.

Ingredients:

3 large russet potatoes, scrubbed, peeled, and shredded

2 leeks, white and light green parts only, trimmed, cleaned, and sliced very thin

1 egg

1 tbsp Kosher salt

fresh ground black pepper

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tbsp butter

Directions:

Squeeze all the water out of the shredded potatoes before combining them in a large bowl with everything but the butter and oil. Heat a griddle and add enough butter and oil to coat the pan to a medium high heat. Working in batches, place small portions, about 2 tbsps of the potato mix onto the hot griddle. Flatten the pancake with the back of a spatula. Repeat. Add more butter/oil as needed. Cook for a couple of minutes then lower the heat and cook another minute or so before flipping. Increase the heat and cook for a few more minutes until golden brown. To serve, add a little finishing salt and a grinding of pepper-- then place a dollop of sour cream on top of each pancake....