i''ve been eating these all my life and i have never gotten tired of them. this is a pretty good and simple recipe with a good no nonsense video. enjoy.
Note: just be careful when you fry them. they are wet, and oil is hot!!!! 
Adapted from Marlene Sorosky
TIME/SERVINGS
Total: 30 minsActive: 30 mins
Makes: About 24 pancakes
INGREDIENTS
1 vitamin C tablet    
2  tablespoons hot water    
2 1/2 pounds peeled russet potatoes    
1  peeled onion    
2 tablespoons matzo meal    
2 large eggs,  lightly beaten    
1 teaspoon salt    
1/4 teaspoon baking powder     
Vegetable oil, for frying    
"\Applesauce\ and/or sour cream,  for serving optional"    
INSTRUCTIONS  
1.  Place  vitamin C tablet in a small bowl with hot water and stir to dissolve.  Shred potatoes first
using the  shredding blade and then the metal blade of a food processor (or use a  hand shredder).
Add to vitamin C  mixture.
2.  Shred onion in the food processor just as you  shredded the potatos; add to potatoes. Add matzo
meal, eggs, salt, and baking powder and stir  until incorporated.
3.  Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of oil into a large  frying pan and heat over medium-high heat. Once oil is to
temperature (you can check by sticking a  wooden utensil into the oil and seeing if bubbles form),
spoon 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture into  the hot oil. Do not crowd the pan. Flatten latkes
slightly with the back of the spoon.
4.  Fry  pancakes until golden on both sides, turning once. When you reach the  end of the batter, pat
the mixture  with a paper towel to remove excess liquid.
5.  After frying,  remove the pancakes to paper towels to drain. Season with additional  salt and serve
with applesauce and/or  sour cream, if desired.
SOURCE:  http://www.chow.com/recipes/14141-latkes-potato-pancakes


