GAPS Latkes!!!!

I am thrilled to say that for the first time in 2 years I have eaten latkes with my family on the first night of Chanukah. Happy Chanukah, by the way. :)

So, here it is. It mainly speaks for itself, but I will say that these are probably the tastiest latkes I've had, and since they're not white potato, they don't turn that odd purple color when your back is turned. They're not mealy and turn this glorious golden yellow color when fried. Our four-year-old somehow ate 4 large ones before I could even get to the table. She actually favored her latkes over the slices of apple on her plate. (No time to make applesauce tonight, so everyone had some fresh apple pieces.)

My one issue is that there's not enough starch in these roots to really bind them together. Ours had that consistency of "Chanukah Chash Browns" in places, which was fine. If the solidity of the pancakes is very important to you, more eggs would be helpful, as would a period of draining and more coconut flour.

GAPS Latkes

1 rutabaga
1 celery root
1 kohlrabi
1 onion
1 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
pepper to taste
3 eggs
about 3 tablespoons coconut flour (more if necessary to sop up the moisture)
enough grapeseed oil mixed with ghee to fill a skillet to halfway up the sides of each latke.

Wash, peel and grate the roots, put in a big bowl. Finely chop the onion and add to the bowl. Add the parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Beat the eggs. Add the eggs and mix well. Add enough coconut flour to absorb the moisture (ours were a bit wet, but it cooked tasted fine).

Heat the fat. Fry the latkes on both sides - they take longer than you'd think.
Get to the table fast before everyone eats your share while you're cooking the last few!

Serve with a combination of apple something and something creamy. If you do dairy, raw sour cream would do the trick with applesauce. If you don't do dairy, double culture some coconut milk kefir until it thickens, then put a dollop of that with the apple stuff. I could see a combination of the cream with some nice fresh apple shavings, too.