El Al Airline Serves Hanukkah Recipes To Attract Jewish Travelers

Israel’s National Airline will be serving passengers Sufganiot (jelly donuts), and Latkes (potato pancakes), for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Jewish recipes will be available on EL AL flights from New York, JFK/Newark, along with a nightly candle lighting. This is an especially attractive service for all Jewish travelers looking for traditional Kosher meals for Hanukkah.

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah (Chanukah), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday. In 2009, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Friday December 11th, and lasting until December 19th. Many families exchange gifts each night, and fried foods are eaten such as jelly filled donuts known as Sufganiot. Potato pancakes recipe, known as latkes in Yiddish, are traditionally associated with Hanukkah.

EL AL, Israel’s National Airline is getting ready to bring Hanukkah to the skies, by preparing 1,375 potatoes and 6,600 ounces of raspberry jam, and 68 cups of cinnamon to be used in the tasty fried jelly donuts (Sufganiot) and potato pancakes (Latkes). The traditional Jewish recipes will also be offered in premium class lounges around the world.

You can make these delicious Jewish recipes – sufganiot and latkes – at home. Follow the easy recipes created by Executive Chef Steven Weintraub of Borenstein Caterers, courtesy of EL AL Airlines. The airline offers in-flight kosher meal options to all passengers traveling from JFK.

In addition to serving these Jewish Hanukkah treats on New York flights worldwide, a nightly candle lighting will also take place.

Sufganiot Recipe (Jelly Donuts, courtesy of EL AL Airlines)

• 1 cup warm water
• All-purpose flour as necessary to give dough a bread-roll consistency
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 oz. melted shortening (not too hot)
• 1 dozen whole eggs
• 24 oz. raspberry jam
• 2 tbs. baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cinnamon

How To make Jelly Donuts (Sufganiot):

1. Combine yeast, water, sugar, shortening, eggs, baking powder and flour.
2. Roll into donut hole-size balls. Set over warm stove and allow to rise to double in size.
3. Fry donuts in hot oil until golden brown.
4. Remove from grease and cool partially on wire rack.
5. Fill with raspberry jam using a spiked pastry bag.
6. Roll donuts in cinnamon-sugar.
7. Cool at room temperature.
8. Makes about 3 ½ dozen.

EL AL is celebrating their 60th anniversary, which offers more non-stop flights between New York and Israel. EL AL Airlines is also the only non-stop service from Los Angeles. Freshly prepared healthy meals, and world class service, EL AL's flight attendants provide warm Israeli hospitality. EL AL Airlines has annual revenues of about $2.1 billion and carries more than 1.9 million passengers annually.

Latkes Recipe (Potato Pancakes, courtesy of EL AL Airlines)

• 5 raw, peeled, shredded Idaho potatoes
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 diced small Spanish onion
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 diced red pepper
• 1/8 tsp. ground white pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 egg (beaten)

How To Make Potato Pancakes (Latkes)

1. Sauté onions and red pepper in 2 tbs. in oil. Add shredded potatoes; quickly sauté and blend.
2. Remove from heat and add flour, egg, baking powder, salt and pepper. Blend well.
3. Heat skillet and add remainder of oil.
4. Drop a ¼ cup of mixture in a skillet.
5. Form round pancakes and fry until golden brown on each side.
6. Makes about 2 dozen.

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Written by Donna Diegel
HULIQ.com

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