Jalapeño Cheddar Latkes

Serving: 4 -6

Ingredients

1.    4 Russet potatoes

2.    1 cup of canola oil

3.    2 Jalapeños shredded

4.    2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

5.    1 egg

6.    2 tablespoons of plain breadcrumbs or matzo meal

7.   1 large yellow onion 

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Wash the potatoes well - do not peel the outer layer. 

2. Grate the potatoes, onion and jalapeños with a food processor or hand grater. (Remove the seeds from the jalapeños for a milder taste)

3. Squeeze out all of the liquid from the potatoes, onions and jalapeños with a thin cloth.

4. In a large bowl, add the grated potatoes, onion, jalapeños, cheddar cheese, egg and breadcrumbs. Mix well and add some salt and pepper to taste. 

5. Start shaping your latkes by taking about 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture, rolling into a ball and flattening into a patty form. 

**An easy hack for the perfect latke size is scooping the potato mixture with an ice cream scooper!

6. Heat your canola oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. 

7. Add your latkes into the frying pan and cook until each side browns and turns crispy. 

8. Set aside a plate with a paper towel. When your latkes are finished cooking, place them on the paper towel to drain. 

Chanukah House Giveaway!

Starting today until Monday, December 15th at 11:00pm you will have the opportunity to enter our Manischewitz  Chanukah House Giveaway.

How to enter: Tell us your favorite part about Chanukah in the comment section on our Facebook post, and one winner will be randomly selected to receive a free Chanukah House Decorating Kit.  Click here to view the Facebook post.

We had so much fun building our house.  You'll have a fun time putting this together with your family and friends.  This is great for any age, and if you like cookies, then this is the perfect activity for you! Manischewitz gives your everything you need to decorate this house, and sticky frosting to hold the cookies in place.

Enjoy and Happy Chanukah!

Holiday Cookie House

It's that time of year when the city lights are up, latkes are flipped, dreidels are spun and gifts are given. To make this year even more exciting, Manischewitz is hosting a Chanukah contest with a grand prize reward of $2,000!!
All you have to do is show off your crafty skills and decorate a Chanukah house using Manischewitz's Chanukah House decorating kit.

Details are as follows:
From now until December 23rd, 2014 upload a photo of your Chanukah house to the Manischewitz Facebook page. Additional materials such as sprinkles, extra frosting, cookies, candy, etc., can be used to enhance your design.

The Grand Prize Winner will receive $2,000; Second Prize $1,000; Third Prize $500.  Must be 18 years of age or older to enter, however, minors can submit their entry with parental permission, using a parent or guardian's email address.  There is a limit of one online entry per person.  For a complete list of rules, please click here.

Check out our Chanukah House below!

 

Pecan Latkes

**We decided to develop a "Thanksgivukkah" recipe using the Manischewitz Potato Pancake Mix in response to the Manischewitz Recipe Contest.  We'd appreciate all of your votes as each one will make us one step closer to winning.  Clicking here will take you directly to the voting page.
~Happy Holidays~

Serving: 20 latkes

Ingredients

1. One 6-ounce box of Manischewitz Potato Pancake Mix

2. 1 cup of pecans

3. 2 large eggs

4. 1 pinch of salt

5. 1 cup of cold water

6. 1 cup of vegetable oil

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, beat two eggs.

2. Add a pinch of salt.

3. Add 1 cup of cold water and mix well.

4. Stir in contents of Manischewitz package and mix.  Allow batter to thicken for 3-4 minutes.  Mix again.

5. Place pecans in a blender and mix until finely chopped.  Add the pecans to the potato mix.  

6. On a medium-high heat, drop a spoon size of the potato mixture into the frying pan.  Make sure the latkes are flat and spaced out in order to evenly cook.  

7. Once the bottom of the latkes are brown, flip over and repeat process. 

8. Continue to add vegetable oil when needed for your additional batches.  

9. When latkes are ready to be taken out of the frying pan, have a plate ready to place the latkes on.  It is best to have a paper towel underneath the latkes in order for the excess oil to be soaked out.  

This dish is best served with applesauce and/or sour cream.