Favorite Recipes

We have assembled a short list of favorite Jewish cooking recipes.  Click any of the links below to view the full recipe.

Audrey Walzer's Apple Cake

Passover Cheese Cake

Nana' s Matzoh Balls

Aunt Susan's Brisket

Sue's Noodle Kugel

Classic Challah

 

 

 

 

 

Audrey Walzer's Apple Cake

3-4 tart apples
Combine 3/4 tsp. Cinnamon with 3 T sugar
3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. Baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 c. oil
4 eggs
4 c. orange juice
1 T vanilla
Pam

 

Peel, core and slice apples. Combine: 3 T. sugar and cinnamon.  Sift into large mixing bowl: flour, 2 c. sugar, baking powder and salt.  Gradually stir in oils, eggs, lightly beaten, orange juice, and vanilla.  Beat until batter is smooth.

Pour 1/2/ batter into sprayed 9" tube pan.  Arrange 1/2 apple slices on top of batter. Sprinkle with 1/2 sugar cinnamon mixture.  Ad remaining batter, then apple slices, and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours or until toothpick tests dry.  Cool in pan 15 minutes, invert and allow to cool completely.

 

 

Passover Cheese Cake

1 lb cottage cheese, creamy, fine curds
3 eggs, (or 1 whole and 3 whites)
Scant 1/2 c. sugar or sweetener
1 T lemon juice
3 sheets of matzoh
7 T butter or margarine

Wet thoroughly 3 sheets of matzoh (not all at once but as needed).   Drain thoroughly.
Melt 7 T butter or margarine.
Pour 1/2 of melted butter in bottom of 8" square pan.
Blend will in the mixture, the eggs, sugar, and lemon juice.
Then mix this with the creamy cheese.  Mix until well blended.
Place 1 sheet of the drained matzoh over the melted butter in pan.
Top with 1/2 of the cheese mixture.
Wet and drain the second sheet of matzoh and place over the cream cheese mixture.
Add the balance of the cheese mixture on top of the second sheet.
Place the third sheet of wet matzoh on top of the cheese mixture.  Pour balance of melted butter on top.

Bake at 325° for 1 hour.

Freezes well.

 

Nana's Matzoh Balls

1/2 c matzoh meal
1/2 tsp. Salt (may be omitted)
3/4 tsp. Powdered instant chicken soup
Dash onion powder
3 egg whites
3 T club soda (cold)
2 T chopped parsley (optional)

Stir dry ingredients together. Very lightly stir the egg whites, club soda, and parsley with a fork. Pour over the dry ingredients.  Mix well and refrigerate at least one hour.

Form into 8 1/2 inch balls.  Drop into a large pot of boiling salted water. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes. Do not remove the lid during the cooking period. Remove with a slotted spoon and serve in the soup.

Makes 8 matzoh balls.

 

 

Aunt Susan's Brisket

2 1/2 to 5 lbs fresh, first-cut lean brisket
1/2 c. katsup
1/2 c. water
1 1/2 tsp instant minced onion
1 T cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp bottled white horseradish
1 1/2 tsp prepared mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

 

Sear all sides of beef in a little oil in heavy casserole dish.

Mix above together and pour over beef. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 300° until tender, about 3 1/2 hours. Cool. 

Slice beef thinly on a diagonal and cover with gravy.  Refrigerate.  Remove any fat on top before reheating to serve.

Also freezes well.

 

Servings: 6-8.

 

 

Sue's Noodle Kugel

1 lb noodles
2 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
6 eggs, well beaten
Raisins
1/2 lb butter (2 sticks)
1 pint sour cream
2 tsp salt
1 T cinnamon

  Cook noodles.  Mix the rest of the ingredients. Fold them into the noodles in a large bowl.  Mix well.  Pour noodles into a 9x13 dish, top with some cinnamon, and bake at 350° for 45 minutes.

 

 

Classic Challah

4 1/2 tablespoons dry yeast

1/3-cup vegetable oil

2 1/4 cups lukewarm water

4 eggs, beaten

1 tablespoon salt

9 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

 

1) Dissolve yeast in water for ten minutes.  Combine salt, sugar, oil and eggs.  Mix well.  Combine egg and yeast mixture in a large bowl.  Add 3 cups of flour at a time and mix after each addition.  Make sure to use all the flour.  (If you need more flour to work the dough, add it in by sprinkling it on the work surface.)

2) Knead the dough until smooth, then knead for an additional 7 minutes.  The dough should be smooth and elastic.  Place in a large greased bowl and leave in a warm place for 90 minutes or until dough has risen to twice its original size.

3) Punch down dough completely so there are no air pockets.  Divide dough, braid and shape as desired.  Place onto greased cookie sheets.  Brush with egg and water mixture.  Let rise until approximately double in size.  Bake in a pre-heated 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.

This recipe will make 3 large or four medium challahs.

 

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