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Beignets

Beignets

Crisp, airy, and addictive, these iconic, anytime-of-day New Orleans pastries come buried beneath mounds of sweet, sweet confectioners’ sugar, never naked.

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  • 45 M
  • 45 M
  • 8
Spiced Cider Doughnuts

Spiced Cider Doughnuts

These glazed cider doughnuts are certain to conjure memories–real or imagined–of crisp autumn mornings, roadside farmstands, and grease-stained paper bags full of similar piping hot beauties.

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  • 1 H
  • 1 H, 35 M
  • 5
Chocolate Babka

Chocolate Babka

Babkalicious! Best babka ever! Holy Cow! Holy Babka! Those are just some of the responses we’re hearing ’bout this indulgent loaf of buttery, chocolatey, Jewishy goodness.

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  • 4 H
  • 18
Jewish Celebration Doughnuts

Jewish Hanukkah Doughnuts

Don’t let the name mislead you. These doughnuts are cause for celebration in and of themselves, regardless of one’s occasion or denomination.

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  • 40 M
  • 2 H, 20 M
  • 1
Brisket

Nach Waxman’s Brisket

Like a chorus line of Rockettes, these slices of brisket lean on one another in perfect symmetry here. Nach Waxman explains how to accomplish the same.

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  • 40 M
  • 4 H, 10 M
  • 20
Braised Carrots with Saffron

Braised Saffron Carrots

A sweet-tart side dish sensation. These carrots of any–or many–hues take a turn for the better when braised in olive oil with a pinch of saffron and a splash of vinegar.

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  • 35 M
  • 7
Royal Icing

Royal Icing

Whether your knack for cookie-decorating leans toward fancy schmancy or basic buttons on gingerbread people, you need a foolproof royal icing. Look no more.

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  • 10 M
  • 10 M
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Sufganiyot

Hanukkah Jelly Doughnuts | Sufganiyot

Perhaps the easiest jelly doughnut recipe ever, this recipe doesn’t require you to fill the cloud of dough with jelly. Instead you simply spoon some on top. Bliss.

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Chicken Marbella

Hanukkah-Palooza

We offer the best Hanukkah recipes from the past and present by some of your favorite authors, such as Joan Nathan and Rozanne Gold, Ina Garten, and Arthur Schwartz.

Crisp Potato Cakes

Crisp Potato Cakes

A kissing cousin to the latke, this whopping plate-size potato cake ensures you’re not standing at the stove all night long turning out one wee pancake after another.

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  • 15 M
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 11
Roasted Applesauce

Roasted Applesauce

So long, store-bought applesauce. Tuck into your own fuss-free, artisanal applesauce that’s a little sweet, a little spicy, and as smooth or as chunky as you please.

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  • 15 M
  • 45 M
  • 18
Apple Fritters

Apple Fritters

Beer, not cider, is the stealth ingredient in these rings of apple-y goodness. The malty hoppiness deepens the fritter’s flavor, the carbonation ensures an ethereally airy texture. Nifty, eh?

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  • 45 M
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 4
Olive Bread Recipe

No-Knead Olive Bread | Pane all’Olive

Kalamata olives lend this no-knead bread ample flavor while a long, slow rise brings it a bakery-quality crumb. Don’t expect the warm-from-the-oven loaf to last long.

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  • 15 M
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 12
Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan

Crustless Apple Crumb Cake

Layers of apples are tossed in a baking dish, covered with a cinnamon-scented crumb mixture, then drizzled with orange juice. A perfect cake for Passover.

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  • 30 M
  • 1 H
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Matzo Meal

Matzo Meal and the Foundation of Ancient Egypt

Elissa Atlman finds brotherhood and understanding in, of all places, The Ten Commandments, while making matzo meal sponge cake for Passover.

The Gourmet Cookbook

Viennese Vanilla Crescents

A holiday cookie if we ever saw one, these buttery, nutty cookies have a simple yet satiating flavor revealed with the first bite.

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  • 4 H
  • 0
Rugelach Recipe

Rugelach

These butter-and-cream-cheese pastries are filled with cinnamon-sugared nuts, a slick of jam, currants, and a handful of chopped chocolate.

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  • 3 H, 35 M
  • 1
Sweet Fritters with Red Wine and Star Anise Sauce by John

Sweet Fritters with Red Wine and Star Anise Sauce

Essentially beignets, these fritters are accented by a sweet red-wine and star anise syrup.

Jewish Holiday Cookbook by Joan Nathan

Jelly Doughnuts

Sufganiyot comes from the Greek “sufgan”, meaning puffed and fried. Made by bakers in Jerusalem for Hanukkah, you can enjoy these jelly doughnuts at home.

Apple Latkes

This recipe, found frequently in Israel, is full of ripe apples, orange juice, and a bit of sugar for a sweet take on the classic and addictive potato latke.

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