Cauliflower Patties

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower
• 1 carrot, grated thick 
• 4-5 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 C parsley, chopped 
• 1/4 C dill, chopped
• 1/4 C bread crumbs or 1/4 C flour 
• 1 potato, cooked and mashed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• oil for frying
• 1 tsp salt
• a pinch of pepper

Directions

1. Cook cauliflower in water until almost soft.
2. Mash cauliflower gently with a fork or with potato masher. Try not to mash into very small pieces.
3. Add parsley, dill, onion, potato, bread crumbs, eggs, salt and pepper. 
4. Mix well all the ingredients. Form patties.
5. Heat oil in a large frying pan.
6. Fry the patties until golden brown on both sides.
7. Place them on a plate covered with paper towel, to drain.
8. Serve accompanied by drained yogurt mixed with crushed garlic and chopped chives.

Note: As seen in the picture. The same patties you can bake in the oven. You add 2 more eggs and 3 Tbs of oil to the mixture. You can omit the grated carrot, chopped parsley and dill.  Bake the patties in individual , oiled, aluminium containers or in oiled silicone baking molds. May be topped with grated gruyere or another cheese.

Potato Latkes ( Pancakes)

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes (about 1 kg), peeled and grated 
• 1 onion, grated
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbs flour ( add more flour if needed )
• 2 Tbs potato starch
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt, a pinch of pepper
• oil for frying

Directions

1. Drain well the grated potatoes and onions. Squeeze well with your hands. Or put them in a kitchen towel or in a cheese cloth. Squeeze, press with your hands to take out all the liquid.
2. Beat eggs. 
3. Pour potato mixture into a large bowl. Add  flour, potato starch, baking powder, salt, pepper and the beaten eggs. Mix well.
4. Heat oil.
5. Drop full tablespoons of the potato mixture into hot oil. Flatten them by pressing down on them to form thin patties.
6. Fry on both sides until golden brown.
7. Drain on paper towel.

Sufganiyot ( Hanukkah Dougnuts )

Ingredients

• 350 gr self raising flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 lebens (sour cream)
• 3 or 4 Tbs sugar 
• A pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 package vanilla sugar
• (optional) The zest of half lemon or orange
• Oil, for deep frying
• Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Directions

1. Put  flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla, leben in a mixer bowl with a kneading hook.  Knead until dough is smooth. You can also mix all the ingredients by hand.
2. Heat  oil for deep-frying to 190 C .
3. With a tablespoon drop 1 Tbs of dough into  hot oil. Fry about 5 at a time.
4. The doughnuts will take a round shape.
5. Fry for about 2 minutes on each side until golden-brown.
6. Put the doughnuts on an absorbent paper towel to allow the excess oil to drip.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.