TOP 10 Tasty Hanukkah Recipes
Best Hanukkah Foods to Make This Year
1. The Best Matzo Ball Soup
Some families wait all year for this speciality but with my Jewish friends, they serve it for all the big festivals and traditional or religious holidays. A chicken soup broth filled with matzo balls made from matzo meal, which is the ….
Ingredients for The Best Matzo Ball Soup:
4 Large eggs
¼ cup Water
¼ cup Schmaltz
1 cup Matzo meal
⅛ – 1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Kosher Salt
Black pepper
3 quarts Chicken stockFOR GARNISH:
1 Carrots
1 stick Celery
2 sprigs Dill
2. Cottage Cheese Noodle Kugel
This Cottage Cheese Noodle Kugel is one of my favorite Hanukkah kugel recipes. It is super simple to prepare and will feed a crowd. The kugel has a crunchy cornflake crumb topping which makes it a great brunch or side dish. To make this one of my easy Hanukkah recipes,…
Ingredients for Cottage Cheese Noodle Kugel:
16 oz Egg noodles
½ stick Butter
16 oz Cottage cheese
16 oz Sour cream
4 Large eggs
2 tbsp Vanilla extract
¾ cup SugarOPTIONAL:
¼ cup Golden raisins
1½ cups Crushed cornflakes
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
3. Challah Bread
Easy Challah Bread is bread, traditionally eaten by Jewish people on the Sabbath which is Friday night and Saturday lunch meals as well as special, religious holidays such as New Year when the challah is shaped into a round loaf sometimes containing honey and sultanas, for a sweet, round and…
Ingredients for Challah Bread:
4 cups (500g) Bread flour
3 tsp (10g) Active dry yeast
2 tsp (10g) Salt
5 tbsp (106g) Honey
⅓ cup (70g) Olive oil
2 Large eggs
2 large Egg yolks
⅔ cup (150 ml) Water
1 large Egg yolks
1 tbsp Sesame seeds
4. Herbed Goat Cheese and Apricot Babka
This Herbed Goat Cheese and Apricot Babka is by no means a simple recipe but I do promise that all the hours invested into this incredible Jewish delicacy will be worth it! Originating in Eastern Europe this twisted, bread-like, sweet treat comes with different fillings from chocolate to cinnamon to…
Ingredients for Herbed Goat Cheese and Apricot Babka:
FOR THE DOUGH:
½ cup Water
1⅛ tsp (½ packet) Active dry yeast
2½ cups All-purpose flour
2 tbsp Sugar
½ tsp fine Sea salt
3 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 Large eggsFOR THE FILLING:
⅓ cup Apricot preserves
5 ounces herbed Goat CheeseFOR THE TOPPING:
2 tbsp Apricot preserves
2 tbsp raw Almonds
5. Mini Potato Kugels
These Mini Potato Kugels are traditionally eaten by Jewish people on Shabbat and other special religious festivals such as Passover and Hanukkah, although, in Israel, you can find them everyday! Originating from Jewish homes in Germany about 800 years ago, this combination of grated potato, onion, eggs and lots-of-oil gets…
Ingredients for Mini Potato Kugels:
2 tbsp Vegetable oil
8-10 Potatoes
2 Yellow onions
4 Eggs
⅓ cup Vegetable oil
1 tsp Salt
Black pepper
6. Hanukkah Jelly Donuts (Sufganiyot)
These deep fried Hanukkah Jelly Donuts (Sufganiyot) are an Israeli Jewish specialty served traditionally on the special holiday of Hanukkah. Plumped up with a juicy filling of jelly or jam and sprinkled with powdered sugar makes every bite oh so heavenly! No more store bought donuts, you can now make…
Ingredients for Hanukkah Jelly Donuts (Sufganiyot):
1 packet Active dry yeast
3 cups All-purpose flour
¼ cup Sugar
1¼ cups Water
¼ cup Margarine
1 dash Kosher Salt
2 Egg yolks
Strawberry jam
Canola oil
Powdered sugar
7. Kosher Apricot Chicken
This Kosher Apricot Chicken is a dish that I learned to make from a close friend of mine. I love the slightly sweet taste of the apricot marinade which becomes a sauce as the dish cooks. It is a great dish to prepare in advance as it needs time to…
Ingredients for Kosher Apricot Chicken:
1 (3½ lb) Chicken
2 tbsp Ground paprika
½ cup Apricot jam
½ cup Mayonaise
1 tsp Garlic powder
½ tsp Black pepper
8. Lemon Cardamom Crescent Milk Rolls with Poppy Seeds
There isn’t anyone who won’t agree that these Lemon Cardamom Crescent Milk Rolls with Poppy Seeds are the best rolls they’ve ever tasted. Hot from the oven and simply mouth wateringly delicious. Shaped in a crescent-croissant like pattern with a sweet lemon butter filling and topped with crunchy poppy seeds…
Ingredients for Lemon Cardamom Crescent Milk Rolls with Poppy Seeds:
3 ¾ cups +1 tbsp All-purpose flour
3 tbsp Granulated sugar
1 (1/4-ounce) Active dry yeast
1 tsp Sea salt
¾ cup + 3 tbsp (220 milliliters) Whole milk
3 tbsp Unsalted butter
1 Large eggsFOR THE FILLING:
½ cup +1 tbsp (125 grams) Unsalted butter
2 tbsp Lemon zest
1 tbsp Granulated sugar
1 tsp Ground cardamomFOR THE TOPPING:
1 Egg yolks
1 tbsp Water
2-3 tbsp Poppy seeds
9. Mackerel Dip
I adore Hanukkah food and this Mackerel Dip is no exception. Every year I make a batch of this creamy, savory dip to enjoy slathered on toasted flatbread or with celery sticks. It is one of my easy Hanukkah appetizer recipes and I’m sure you’ll love it too. To make…
Ingredients for Mackerel Dip:
1 (15-oz) can Mackerel
1 Onion
¼ cup Hot pepper sauce
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black pepper
1 cup Mayonnaise
10. Hummus Masabacha
Are you in love with hummus as much as I am? Then you must try this incredible Israeli style Hummus Masabacha (Hummus with Whole Chickpeas) recipe. Found in almost all restaurants across Israel and definitely sold in every supermarket, I have found the perfect recipe to make your own. Not…
Ingredients for Hummus Masabacha :
½ pound Chickpeas
2 tsp Baking soda
2 tbsp Kosher Salt
1 Onion
1 stalk Celery
1 Carrots
2 cloves Garlic
2 Bay leaf
1 sprig Rosemary
1 – 1½ cups Tahini
⅓ cup Parsley
Olive oilFOR GARNISH:
Smoked Paprika
Pine nuts
Parsley
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