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Sufganiyot

In Israel you know Chanuka is coming when the sufgaiyot show up in local markets. Unlike in the USA, in Israel most shops and bakeries only sell these delicious jelly donuts during the Chanuka season. But this delicious recipe is one that you'll want to have handy all year long!

What you'll need:

2 kilo of flour (4.4lbs) You can use all white flour or half white and half whole wheat

1 cup sugar

a bottle of oil

3 tbs dry yeast

5 cups warm water

Jelly, powdered sugar, sprinkles, cocoa, vanilla, and anything else you want to use to decorate and fill the donuts.

A large mixing bowl

A pot for deep frying and a slatted spoon

A pastry filler or very large syringe

Paper towels

Start by mixing the flour, sugar, yeast, water and 3/4 cup of oil in your large mixing bowl. This will make a large dough that can be used also for a delicious challah recipe, or you can freeze a part of it and use it another time. I like to make a large batch to share with friends and neighbors and so that I can do the mitzvah of taking challah. You can half the recipe for a smaller batch. Knead the dough until it is not sticky. You may need to add a little more flour. When the dough is ready, cover it and let it rise for about an hour or until it doubles in size.

Now you can start forming your donuts. First take a large chunk and roll it out on a surface until it's about 1 cm thick. I like to make a few different sizes and shapes. The traditional sufganiya size I get by using a cup to cut circles out of the dough. The traditional American donut shape I get by cutting out a large circle with a cup and then cutting a small circle out of the middle with a small round object. I found that I get the perfect size cutout with the plastic cap from a bottle of hair mousse (washed of course!). I use my little circle to also make a lot of 'donut holes' which are often the favorites as you can try a few different flavors without feeling guilty :-)

Once you have your shapes cut out, fill a pot about 2-3 inches deep with oil and let it heat up. You'll know that the oil is ready when is sizzles and bubbles when you put it a small piece of dough. Drop in a few donuts at a time, let them cook for about a minute or until medium brown, then flip them over. Once the other side is also brown, remove them to your paper towels. Keep going until all of your donuts are fried.

Now it's time to fill and decorate them!

There are oh so many fun options!

I mixed a few different bowls with toppings:

vanilla - powdered sugar, a few spoons of water and a little vanilla

chocolate - powdered sugar, a few spoons of water and cocao powder

strawberry - powered sugar, strawberry jam, and a few drops of red food coloring

Then cover them with lots of sprinkles!

For the traditional sufganiyot, fill your donuts with jelly and cover with powdered sugar. We really like the mini sufganiyot.

Now enjoy!!!

Share the Goodness

For many poor children in Israel a sufganiya for Chanuka is only a dream. When the family doesn't have food for basic expenses, even providing bread can be a daily struggle.

This Chanuka include the poor of Israel in your celebration.

Chanuka should be a time of abundance. With eight nights of celebration, the festivities go on and on. Each night we add more light, more candles, more gifts and more tasty treats.

But for poor families in Israel, Chanuka can be a time of shame and sadness. Poor children go to school sometimes without even a sandwich for lunch only to hear about their friends new gifts, and their fun celebrations. At home they smell the tasty foods being cooked in their neighbor's homes, and hope that their parents will have enough money to at least bring home bread and margarine for dinner.

There are many thousands of children in Israel today who are living below the poverty line. Their basic needs for healthy food, proper clothing and other necessities are simply beyond their family's budget. Working with such children and their families can be heartbreaking, but it can also be very heartwarming when we see what a difference we are able to make in their lives.

Yad Eliezer steps into the breach for over 20,000 families each year providing a wide range of help and support and allowing families to break out of the cycle of poverty. We help families with food, clothing, blankets, medical support, job training and much more.

Our very low overhead costs (under 4%) and our excellent ratings on Charity Navigator have made Yad Eliezer the charity of choice for tens of thousands of donors.

This Chanuka we are raising money to help poor families make it through the winter by sending food boxes, blankets and coats to families in dire need. By teaming up with producers and wholesalers we are able to provide these essentials to families in need for less than it would cost them to buy the items themselves. That means that your donation goes further than it would if you gave money directly to the poor. A careful screening process insures that our help reaches those that need it most.

Please join us now and share the blessings.

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