Pastries & Breads

mina de carne Passover meat pie
Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Sephardi

Mina de carne, Sephardi meat and matzo pie

Mina is a Jewish Sephardi Passover pie made with matzo crust. There are many variations of minas throughout the Sephardi […]

Mina de kezo, Sephardi matzo & cheese pie
Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Sephardi

Mina de kezo, Sephardi matzo & cheese pie

Mina is a Passover pie from the Sephardi cuisine, made with layers of matzo and filling. The most traditional minas […]

maakuda potato pie dandeloin
Kitniyot (legume) free, Moroccan, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Vegetables

Moroccan Potato pie with dandelion (Maakouda)

Maakouda is a Moroccan potato dish, served either as pie or as fritters. For Moroccan Jews maakouda became a traditional […]

Bumuelos, Sephardi matzo and cheese Patties
Appetizers, Breakfast, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Sephardi, Turkish

Bumuelos, Sephardi matzo and cheese Patties

Bumuelos, or burmuleos, are fritters from the Sephardi cuisine, from Turkey and the Balkan, that are likely to be originated […]

zucchini pashtida
Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Shavuot, Vegetables

Zucchini pashtida (kugel)

The popularity of Pashtida, a crustless pie or simply put, kugel, peaks during the holiday of Shavuot. But it’s a […]

jachnun
Breakfast, Overnight dishes, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Yemeni

Yemenite overnight pastry rolls (jachnun)

In 2023, Tel Aviv celebrated its first ever Jachnun Festival. Celebrity pastry chefs, jachnun joints and hungry crowds gathered at […]

Celery root and Swiss chard pashtida (kugel)
Appetizers, Breakfast, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Vegetables

Celery root and Swiss chard pashtida (kugel)

 In Israel we would’ve called it Pashtida. Kugel, casserole, or spoon bread sounds as good.

Sambousak b’tawa (Iraqi chickpea-filled turnovers)
Appetizers, Hanukkah, Iraqi, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Sambousak b’tawa (Iraqi chickpea-filled turnovers)

Sambousak is a filled fried turnover from the Iraqi cuisine (notice the similarity to the Indian samosa.) Traditional fillings include […]