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Eight Nights Of Chanukah with Rodef Shalom

Cook, craft, learn, and enjoy Hanukah! Here is a chance to enjoy Hanukah no matter your age or interest. Rodef Shalom's magazine offers something for everyone to enjoy while staying safe at home.

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5. Sfenj​ (Moroccan <strong>Chanukah</strong> Doughnuts)<br />

Charles Levy's Family Recipe<br />

6.​ ​<strong>Chanukah</strong> BURMUELOS<br />

By Leni Lamarche<br />

INGREDIENTS<br />

• 6 cups all-purpose flour<br />

• 2 teaspoons salt<br />

• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast<br />

• 1/2 teaspoon sugar<br />

• Canola oil, for frying<br />

• 2-3/4 to 3 cups of warm water (100 degrees), divided<br />

• Honey, for drizzling on cooked doughnuts<br />

INSTRUCTIONS<br />

In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt. In a<br />

small bowl, dissolve active dry yeast and sugar in one<br />

cup of the warm water. Set aside until the mixture<br />

becomes foamy, about 5 minutes.<br />

Add the yeast mixture to the flour and add 1-3/4 cups<br />

water. If the dough is heavy and a bit dry, add<br />

remaining water. Dough should be soft and smooth,<br />

but not so soft that it seems like batter.<br />

Stir the dough until you get a nice, somewhat sticky<br />

mixture.<br />

Cover the bowl <strong>with</strong> plastic wrap and let it rise in a<br />

warm place for 1 hour. With oiled hands, reach under<br />

the dough and bring the bottom to the top and fold<br />

over. Repeat 3 to 4 more times until the dough has<br />

completely deflated. Cover <strong>with</strong> plastic wrap and let<br />

rise again until doubled, about 30 to 45 minutes.<br />

Heavily flour a work surface. Flour your hands well<br />

and pull off a small handful of dough and squeeze it in<br />

your hand to get a single small ball of dough the size<br />

of a golf ball. Toss the ball in the flour and, using your<br />

thumb, poke a hole all the way through the dough ball.<br />

Stretch the ball into a doughnut shape, about<br />

3-1/2-inches wide. Lay on the floured surface and<br />

repeat <strong>with</strong> remaining dough.<br />

In a heavy skillet, heat 2 inches of canola oil to 350<br />

degrees over medium-high heat. Working in batches<br />

of 4 to 6 doughnuts (depending on the size of your<br />

skillet), gently slide doughnuts into the oil, being<br />

careful not to splash. Fry until golden brown, about 2<br />

minutes each side.<br />

Transfer doughnuts to a plate lined <strong>with</strong> a paper towel,<br />

and allow to drain and cool slightly. Drizzle lightly<br />

<strong>with</strong> honey before serving.<br />

INGREDIENTS<br />

2 teaspoons dried yeast<br />

2 1/4 cups warm water<br />

1/2 teaspoon sugar<br />

1/4 teaspoon salt<br />

2 cups flour<br />

1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil, more for frying<br />

3/4 cup honey<br />

3 tablespoons water<br />

INSTRUCTIONS<br />

Dissolve yeast and the sugar in 1/2 cup of warm water.<br />

Let rest until active.<br />

Mix in the remaining water, and stir in salt and flour<br />

1/2 cup at a time.<br />

Stir in the oil. Continue stirring by hand until the<br />

mixture is smooth. The dough will be wobbly and<br />

sticky.<br />

Cover the bowl and let rise to double.<br />

Heat 3-4 inches of oil to 365 degrees saucepan.<br />

(A piece of dough tossed into the oil should bubble furiously <strong>with</strong>in 30<br />

seconds.)<br />

Prepare a small bowl of water. To dip hands.<br />

Grab a piece of dough, approximately 2 tablespoons.<br />

Work the dough into a ball, and then open it into a<br />

doughnut shape and carefully lay it in the oil. Repeat<br />

making sure not to crowd the fritters.<br />

Cook about 1 1/2 minutes on each side, until the<br />

fritters are light amber brown all around. Remove to<br />

paper towels to drain. Finish cooking the rest of the<br />

dough in this manner.<br />

Heat the honey and the water until they are blended<br />

and hot.<br />

Arrange the fritters on a plate, and drizzle honey<br />

generously on them all, or dip individual fritters into<br />

the honey sauce.

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