3 tbsp whole wheat flour or pastry flour

1 cup grated carrot

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp horseradish or chopped chives or some other flavoring

2/3 cup minced onion

1 cup grated potato

1 garlic glove, minced

pepper to taste

3 tbsp sour cream or yogurt

1 tbsp butter

1 egg, beaten

Whisk together egg and flour in a large bowl. Stir in the carrot, potato, salt, pepper, onion, and garlic. This is your latke mixture.
In a seperate bowl, mix sour cream or yogurt with the flavoring. Set aside.

In a large well-seasoned skillet, heat the butter over medium-high heat. Form the latke mixture into two balls of equal size. When the butter beings to brown, add the latke balls to the skillet, and press each down with the palm of your hand to a cake 1.5 inches thick and 5-6 inches wide. Turn the heat to medium, and brow the latkes for 4-6 minutes or until they are deep brown on the underside. Then turn the cakes over, and cook them for 4-5 minutes more. Serve them topped will dollops of the flavored sour cream/yogurt mixture.

Serves 2 people for dinner.

Recipe from Nicole Carpenter, modified from Vegetarian Planet