As food is such an important part of life and holiday celebrations, include your child in the fun.
· Young children can
peel the potatoes (or other vegetables) using a peeler. They can grate the
potatoes using a hand held safety grater (available at gourmet cooking stores).
· Your child can pour in the eggs and measure other ingredients into the mixing bowl. Allow him to mix.
· Explain to your child that only an adult can use appliances such as the food processor or blender. Allow your child to HELP with placing food in blender, but STRICT supervision is neccessary.
· Reiterate to your child that he cannot come near the stove or oven. You may want to put masking tape on the floor to mark off a safety zone.
· You child can decorate the donuts, blot out the oil from the latkes, etc.
If cooking oil
catches fire, turn off the gas or electric. Do not
throw water on it; that will
cause the oil to splatter.
Oil played a significant role in the Chanukah story—the small jug of oil that miraculously provided fuel for the Temple Menorah for eight days. It is a Jewish tradition to eat foods that reflect the significance of a holiday – such as matzah on Passover, and apple dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah – and Chanukah is no exception. For at least the last thousand years, Jews have traditionally eaten oily foods on Chanukah.
Among the most popular Chanukah dishes are potato latkes (pancakes) and sufganiot (deep-fried doughnuts)
Latkes
(potato pancakes)
Ingredients:
4 medium Idaho potatoes
6 tablespoons canola oil or olive oil
3 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons matzoh meal
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
Applesauce or sour cream (optional)
Yields:
8 servings
Peel and grate the potatoes. Add
eggs, matzoh meal, salt and pepper and mix well. Drop 6 to 8 spoonfuls of
mixture into hot oil. Using the back of a spoon, pat down
each latke to flatten it. Put as many as you can in the skillet
without crowding. Fry 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until golden and crisp
around the edges; repeat procedure until finished with all the batter. Blot
excess oil with paper towels.
Serve warm with applesauce or sour cream, if desired.
Serve warm with applesauce or sour cream, if desired.
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