Ingredients:
5 lbs potatoes, grated ( if possible use old fashioned square hand grater & DO NOT discard liquid)
1 medium onions or 1 large onions, grated
4 eggs
1/3 cup flour
salt and pepper
vegetable oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Oil sides & corners of dark roaster; pour 1/4 inch oil in bottom of roaster and place in oven until smoking hot.
While oil is heating in oven, mix together first five ingredients (potatoes, onion, eggs, flour, S&P).
When oil is very hot, remove pan from oven and carefully pour all but 1 Tb oil into potato mixture.
Combine well and pour mixture back into hot pan.
Smooth out top.
Bake in lower third of the oven for one hour then place on top third of oven for another hour, until crust is crispy and dark brown.
Remove from oven, cool for 5 minutes and cut into squares.
Beware of fights for the corner pieces.
Servings: 8
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 150 min.