Ingredients 3 cups of unbleached flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar 2 eggs 2 cups sour cream 3 cups of vegetable oil for frying 1 cup of favorite seedless jam Powdered sugar Directions 1) In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs and sour cream. Mix until well blended. 2)…
Ingredients 2 tablespoons active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 2 teaspoons salt 3 cups vegetable oil 1 cup of your favorite jam (seedless) Powdered sugar Directions 1) In a small bowl,…
Ingredients 2 tablespoons active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 2 teaspoons salt 3 cups vegetable oil 1 cup of your favorite jam (seedless) Powdered sugar Directions 1) In a…
Ingredients 3 cups of unbleached flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar 2 eggs 2 cups sour cream 3 cups of vegetable oil for frying 1 cup of favorite seedless jam Powdered sugar Directions 1) In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs and sour cream. Mix until well blended. 2)…
*I realize that I have posted one too many butternut squash recipes to this blog but I just can’t help myself. We are a butternut squash family and in the fall and winter I say “tis the season to eat all things squash.” The only downside to butternut squash (because it certainly isn’t the flavor)…
*Sweet glorious Hanukkah. Who wouldn’t love a holiday that requires you to eat fried food? The normally forbidden donut or French fry is all the sudden–for eight glorious days–the food of the righteous. I can assure you that I remember the Hanukkah miracle better when I really really concentrate on that first bite into a…
Ingredients 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups quick cooking oats 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup light brown sugar ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup chopped pecans 1 and ½ sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 cup rasberry preserves Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch square…
*Moroccans are the largest group of immigrants in Israel from an Arab country. Between the years 1962 and 1964, 80,000 Jews left Morocco to make Aliya in Israel. Many of these immigrants moved to the Negev, giving Beer Sheva and other Negev areas a distinctive Moroccan finesse. During our years living in Beer Sheva, I…
*Tu Bishvat is a Jewish minor holiday, usually falling around January. I always liked when this holiday came around because my classmates brought dried fruits and nuts to class. Finally a holiday with a healthy theme! I always gained a couple pounds during Hannukah when you’re supposed to eat donuts. Consider this recipe kosher for…
Ingredients 2 ½ cups water 1 cup couscous, uncooked 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided 1 cup red onion, minced 1 cup red bell pepper, minced ½ cup green bell pepper, minced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 cup feta, crumbled ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup egg substitute 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley…