Hot German Potato Salad

Ingredients

• 4-5 potatoes with skin
• 6-12 slices bacon
• 3/4 cup chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon spicy mustard

Directions

• Step 1
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 30 minutes.
• Drain, cool and chunk.
• Step 2
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
• Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
• Hint: cut bacon into 1/2" pieces before cooking.
• Drain, crumble and set aside, reserving drippings.
• Step 3
• Saute onions in bacon drippings until they are golden-brown.
• Step 4
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, celery seed, and pepper.
• Add to the sauteed onions and cook and stir until bubbly, then remove from heat.
• Stir in water, vinegar and mustard, then return to the stove and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for one minute.
• Carefully stir bacon and potatoes into the vinegar/water mixture, stirring gently until potatoes are heated through.

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