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Lemon Ricotta Fritters: Easier and Just as Delish as Jelly Doughnuts

by JTA | Nov 15, 2019 | Baking, Food, Recipes

By Leanne Shor I know that sufganiyot — jelly doughnuts — are traditional and beloved for Hanukkah. But I feel confident that once you try these easy and incredibly delicious ricotta fritters, you will be converted to these sweet fried treats. And if I’m...

Classic Marble Pound Cake

by JTA | Jun 30, 2019 | Baking, Cookies & Cakes, Dairy, Food Gift, Recipes

This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher. Two defining characteristics of Israeli culture are hospitality and spontaneity. Put those together and you end up with a lot of guests that just pop by for coffee and cake. As a host, you’d typically offer tea or...

The Poppy Seed Roll is Old Fashioned Jewish Perfection

by JTA | Nov 14, 2018 | Baking, Cookies & Cakes, Recipes, Shabbat

(The Nosher via JTA) – When I go to a kosher bakery anywhere in the world, I look for poppy seed rolls. I love them for their delicate and shiny pastry and for their sweet, inky, fruity and slightly bitter poppy seed filling. I especially love poppy seed rolls in the...

Sunken Plum Cake Recipe

by Sonya Sanford | Aug 28, 2018 | Baking, Cookies & Cakes, Passover, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah

(The Nosher via JTA) – For as long as I’ve been cooking I’ve made honey cake for Rosh Hashanah. I do this just as my mother did, and my grandmother did, and likely my great-grandmother before her. I love my family’s recipe, and I have even made tweaks to it over the...

Strawberry and Cream Rugelach Recipe

by JTA | Apr 26, 2018 | Baking, Cookies & Cakes, Recipes, Shavuot, Spring

(The Nosher via JTA) — I had never been much of a rugelach baker until this recipe. While I gravitated toward challah and babka, I always found store-bought rugelach to be a bit bland and disappointing. But to my great delight, rugelach are supremely easy to...