These pancakes are delicious topped with syrup, or turn them into delicious pumpkin latkes hors d'ouevres by topping them with sour cream and a touch of candied ginger or caviar.
This recipe may not be a traditional Jewish dish, but I created it in a way that my ancestors in Lithuania and Poland would have done. Shabbat, holidays, and weddings all inspired cooks to transform their basic food into something more elaborate.