Wash ‘n’ Nosh* from the* Jewish Daily Forward *on *Vimeo. An Israeli-owned car wash on the West Side Highway has become the unlikely source of what may be New York’s most delicious donuts. No, the guys scrubbing cars aren’t baking in their spare time; former chef Scott Levine, whose resume includes bygone New York foodie…
Photograph courtesy of Breads Bakery I cannot tell a lie: I’ve never made sufganiyot. I feel a little sheepish about this, because when you’re a food editor and a recipe developer, as I am, people seem to expect that you’ve done it all. I was so impressed when I read Gayle Squires’ story last week…
On the first night of Hanukkah, we say a shehecheyanu prayer to commemorate the first night of the holiday and the lighting of the menorah candles. But a few years ago, I said shehecheyanu on the night before the first night of Hanukkah to commemorate a first for me: I fried. An Israeli friend had…
You can fill these doughnuts with whatever you’d like — here I used raspberry jam. We cut the dough with a drinking glass, which made a dozen *sufganiyot. Obviously the number of sufganiyot will depend on the size of your glass.* 2 packets (2 tablespoons) dry yeast ¾ cup warm water 1 cup whole milk…
Bimuelos (Sephardic Doughnuts) Makes about 24 medium or 48 small doughnuts These are also called awamee in Arabic, loukoumades (loukoumas singular) in Greek, and lokmas in Turkish. 1 package (2½ teaspoons) active dry yeast 2 cups warm water 1 teaspoon granulated sugar or honey 1/8 teaspoon salt 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour Vegetable oil for…
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