From Kosher by Design, one of the books in the fabulous cookbook series by Susie Fishbein The wonderful and talented Paige Kaplan made it for our Rosh Hashanah cooking class at Beth Am in Los Altos. Makes 8-10 servings Ingredients: 1/3 cup honey 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 3 medium Granny Smith or Rome apples,…
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Rosh Hashanah Bird Rolls
Why Bird Shapes? According to “Joan Nathan’s Jewish Holiday Cookbook” (Schocken, 2004), bird-shaped challah rolls, called feygelekh (Yiddish for “little bird”) symbolized “the protection of God’s people as stated in Isaiah 31:5: ‘As birds hovering [over their fledglings], so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem.’” Another interpretation, offered by Linda Burghardt in “Jewish Holiday…
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Dulce de Manzana (sweet apple) 3 cups sugar 1 ½ cups water 2 pounds apples – Jonagold, Gala or Delicious (I used different apples and it all turned out fine) Juice of ½ lemon 1 tablespoon rose water Place the sugar and water in a 3-quart saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat….
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