Fraida's Cookbook

Category: Holiday Foods

  • Hamentashen

    Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1 egg 3 tbsp sugar 1/4 cup margarine, softened 2 tsp orange juice 1/2 tsp vanilla extract pinch of salt 1/2 tsp orange rind Filling of your choice: strawberry preserves, apricot preserves, prune filling, poppy seed filling Directions: Preheat oven to 350 Grease cookie sheets Mix all ingredients together until smooth…

  • Roasted Red Peppers

    Ingredients: 4 red peppers 1 large onion or 3 shallots, peeled and cut in chunks 2 cloves garlic 2 tbsp olive oil 1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/4 tsp black pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 425 Line baking tray with parchment paper Cut the peppers in quarters and remove…

  • Suganiyot

    Ingredients: 2 pckg yeast 1/3 cup sugar 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup orange juice 1/3 cup margarine 1/2 tsp salt 4 or 5 cups flour 3 egg yolks Jelly Powdered sugar Directions: Mix water, sugar, juice and yeast Let stand 10 minutes Melt margarine and add to yeast mixture Beat in eggs and salt Add…

  • Apple Latkes

    Ingredients: 2 eggs, well beaten 1 1/2 cups orange juice, yogurt or milk 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder dash of salt 1/4-1/2 cup sugar 3 med apples, peeled and coarsely grated oil for frying confectioner’s sugar Directions: Mix eggs with juice Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and add to egg mixture…

  • Blintzes

    Ingredients: 12 eggs 1 vanilla sugar dash of baking soda 4 tbsp sugar 3 cups flour 1 cup milk or water pinch of salt Directions: Combine all ingredients besides milk Gradually add milk and mix until smooth Heat oil in frying pan Pour 2 tbsp of batter into pan Fry on one side until golden…

  • Hamentashen

    Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup oil 1/3 cup apple juice 5 – 5 1/2 cups flour 3 tsp vanilla extract 1/8 tsp almond extract 3 tsp baking powder Directions: Beat eggs and sugar until creamy Add oil and beat Add juice, extracts and baking powder Gradually add flour until it becomes a…

  • Cookie-like Hamentashen

    Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted margarine 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 1/4 cup orange juice or milk 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 4 cups, approximately, all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 1/2 tsp baking powder EGG WASH FILLINGS (Chocolate Hazelnut Paste, Cherry, Apricot, Prune, or Poppy) OPTIONAL: REGULAR OR COARSE SUGAR Directions: Cream the margarine and…

  • Sufganiot

    Ingredients: 1/4 cup warm water 2 packets dry yeast 3/4 cup sugar plus 1 Tablespoon 1  1/2 cups soy milk, rice milk… at room temp. 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 6 Tablespoons margarine 5-6 cups flour 4 cups oil 1-2 cups confectioners’ sugar Directions: Let water, yeast and 1 T of sugar stand until bubbly Add…

  • Basic Chrain (Horseradish)

    Ingredients: 2 cups horseradish root. peeled and grated 2 small raw beets, peeled and grated 2 tsp salt 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup liquid sugar   Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Transfer to jaw and cover tightly. If chrain is dry, add 1-2 tablespoons of water. Yield: 4 cups

  • Charoses

    Ingredients: 1 cup shelled walknuts 2 apples, peeled and cored 1 Anjou pear peeled 1 tsp lemon juice, if desired 2 tbsp wine, according to custom   Instructions: Place walnuts in food processor and process until coarse. Chop apples and pear and add to walnuts and process until smooth. Add lemon juice and wine and…