Hannukah

In the Middle Ages, just as pancakes were reemerging as a daily food across Europe after a hiatus of several hundred years, the custom to

These treats that many Americans tend to associate with state fairs and amusement parks actually have a contested history (Don’t you love it when the

We lived in Israel from 1998 to 2014, during that time we saw the exponential growth of the doughnut culture, initially, it all started with

2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1½ tablespoons lukewarm water 125ml (½ cup) lukewarm milk (or milk alternative) 2 tablespoons caster sugar 50g (3 ½ tablespoons)

On Hanukkah Jewish cooks in Germany and Holland used the yeasted Kuchen (cake) dough to make fried Hanukkah treats. They would break off small portions

235ml (1 cup) water 115g (½ cup) unsalted butter or non-hydrogenated margarine 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon salt 125g (1 cup) plain flour 3-4 eggs

If you have never made a jam doughnut at home, don’t be intimidated: They are easier to make than you would expect, and the homemade

This ancient middle eastern fritter, that is a Chanukah treat in my home, goes under many different names and guises, but the principle is always

What can be better than bread? Fried bread, this Tunisian bread is actually doughnut. Like most doughnuts it had very little sugar in the dough,