JUMP TO RECIPE5 from 4 votesMake these winning latkes easily at home, and they'll be the food EVERYONE is talking about at your Hanukkah celebration.There is nothing better than a warm, crispy potato latke topped with apple sauce. It's the highlight of Hanukkah for me, which is why I thoroughly recipe-tested these perfect crispy latkes to share with you! And be sure to check out all of these Hannukah recipes. TABLE OF CONTENTS hide 1 Why this recipe works 3 How to make this recipe 4 FAQs 5 More Recipes for Hanukkah 6 Crispy Potato Latkes Why this recipe worksThis recipe uses ingredients that are easy to find, and yield the perfect latkes. We leave out potato starch as it's not needed – the egg is the binder and these latkes crisp up wonderfully. During recipe testing, the batches with and without potato starch were equally crispy. We use all-purpose flour instead of matzo meal because matzo meal comes in various levels of coarseness, and you have to alter the amount depending on the ty...