Bourekas
Bourekas

Make these golden pastries as part of a Jewish holiday feast. This version is filled with a mixture of three cheeses.

Potato & celeriac kugel
Potato & celeriac kugel

Lighten the carb-load by replacing half the potato with celeriac in this potato kugel. Potato kugel is a traditional Jewish Sabbath side dish

Whipped ricotta, spring onion & leek matzo lasagne
Whipped ricotta, spring onion & leek matzo lasagne

Rustle up a matzo lasagne, a supper-time staple for many Jewish families over Passover. This version is made with spring onions, leeks, spinach and ricotta

Cholent
Cholent

Prepare this hearty traditional Jewish stew in your slow cooker. Made with beef brisket, butter beans, chickpeas, pearl barley and root vegetables, it's a comforting dish for a cold day.

Salt beef with beetroot & horseradish relish
Salt beef with beetroot & horseradish relish

A relish inspired by the fiery Jewish condiment chrain, perfect served with salted meats, and sparingly with smoked fish

Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls
Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls

This warming chicken broth is a traditional Jewish recipe that reminds Jamie Calhoun of home. Try it with challah bread for a hearty family meal.

Cured Salmon Stuffed with Latkes
Cured Salmon Stuffed with Latkes

Enjoy salmon stuffed with latkes, a wonderful dish that combines Christmas and Hanukkah traditions, from gluten‑free readers Jonathan Hovanets and Lauren Mot.

Challah
Challah

Make a sweet, enriched challah bread, traditionally enjoyed on Friday evenings by Jewish families to celebrate Shabbat. Leftovers are perfect for French toast.

Hanukkah biscuits
Hanukkah biscuits

Good Food reader Danielle Brown shares her grandmother's recipe for savoury Kaak biscuits, traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah

Sephardi charoset
Sephardi charoset

Traditionally, Sephardi charoset is made to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover. The dessert wine, sweet dates and fragrant cinnamon give it a festive feel

Parsnip & parmesan oven-fried latkes
Parsnip & parmesan oven-fried latkes

Celebrate Jewish Chanukah – the Festival of Lights – with these latkes made with parsnips, onion and hard cheese. Serve with crème fraîche or apple sauce

Kugel
Kugel

Make this traditional Jewish staple made from grated potatoes, onion, eggs, and oil or schmaltz (chicken fat), baked until crisp on the outside and soft inside

Jewish honey cake
Jewish honey cake

This simple honey cake, also known as 'lekach', is a must-have sweet treat when celebrating the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah. It’s best made a few days ahead, as the spicing and texture improve as it matures

Next-level chocolate babka
Next-level chocolate babka

Fancy a baking project? This stunning twisted loaf with layers of dark chocolate and almonds is a good one to try when you've got a little extra time

Hamantaschen
Hamantaschen

Enjoy these triangular cookies made with a filling of tahini, honey and strawberry jam. Hamantaschen are often enjoyed during the Jewish festival of Purim

Chocolate orange babka
Chocolate orange babka

Make a chocolate orange babka — an impressive Christmas dessert. Babka is an enriched bread dough, usually baked in a loaf pan, but we shaped it into a wreath.

Blintzes
Blintzes

Make this Jewish comfort dish of tender, pancake-like crepes filled with sweetened cheese, rolled into neat packets and fried until golden.

Salt beef on rye bread with mustard sauce
Salt beef on rye bread with mustard sauce

This quick canapé of traditional Jewish salt beef with a twist has the wow factor despite taking only minutes to make

Salted hazelnut praline matzo
Salted hazelnut praline matzo

Turn a simple cracker into a taste explosion with chocolate and hazelnut. You may want to make a double batch as these will vanish pretty quickly!

Matzah brei
Matzah brei

Matzah brei is a staple Jewish Passover dish for breakfast, brunch or dinner. It’s a simple mixture of eggs and crumbled matzah crackers — like a matzah French toast

Rugelach with cinnamon, raisins and walnuts
Rugelach with cinnamon, raisins and walnuts

Bake these delicious pastries, characterized by a tender cheese‑based dough that melts in the mouth. They originate from Poland and are a popular Jewish treat.

Smoked fish & potato latkes sharing platter
Smoked fish & potato latkes sharing platter

Pan-fry potato patties until golden, then serve with smoked salmon, mackerel and a creamy sauce as part of a sharing seafood platter

French toast with challah
French toast with challah

This traditional Jewish braided bread, enriched with egg and similar to brioche, is becoming increasingly popular. Try serving it with golden grapefruit and a spice mix.

Passover "pb & J" Flourless  Almond Butter Cookies
Passover "pb & J" Flourless Almond Butter Cookies

Delicious! Almond butter is my Pesach discovery this year. We don't use matzah meal (gebrocks), so are always searching for quick, easy & delicious cookie recipes. This one mixes up in seconds and tastes almost like peanut-butter "thumbprint" cookies - with just a dab of raspberry jam / jelly or whatever you have on hand.

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