Grated Potato Kugel - great recipe for Chanukah.

Kugel is a common way of adding specialness to a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal.

Ingredients:

• 6 medium potatoes
• 3 eggs
• 1 onion
• About 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Pinch of white pepper (optional)
• 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening

Preparation:

Grate raw pared potatoes.
Squeeze out excess liquid.
Grate onion into the pulp. Mix well.
Add eggs, salt. Mix well. Add as much flour as necessary to make a batter that would drop from a spoon. Again mix well.
Heat shortening in baking pan and fold into batter.
Turn batter into greased baking pan.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes at 375 degrees F, until the top turns nicely browned and crisp around the edges.

Serve 4 to 6.