Rosh Hashanah Desserts
On the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Jews eat foods that symbolize good things they hope for in the coming year. Desserts are particularly popular on this holiday as Jews hope for a sweet year.
Apple Cake (Parve)
What do you get when you cross apples with flour, oil, eggs, sugar and spice? This kosher parve Apple Cake recipe from Ohio caterers Paula Levine Weinstein and Julie Komerofsky Remer. Julie says this recipe is by far their customers' favorite dessert.
What do you get when you cross apples with flour, oil, eggs, sugar and spice? This kosher parve Apple Cake recipe from Ohio caterers Paula Levine Weinstein and Julie Komerofsky Remer. Julie says this recipe is by far their customers' favorite dessert.
Fruit Compote (Parve)
This Fruit Compote, contributed by Susan Portman, is easy to make and aesthetic to serve at the end of a festive Sabbath or holiday meal.
This Fruit Compote, contributed by Susan Portman, is easy to make and aesthetic to serve at the end of a festive Sabbath or holiday meal.
Honey Cake (Parve)
I was never a big fan of honey cake growing up, so for years I made apple cake for Rosh Hashanah instead of the traditional honey cake. This year I experimented, however, and came up with this recipe. My kids all like it, so now my apple cake will have company at the holiday table.
I was never a big fan of honey cake growing up, so for years I made apple cake for Rosh Hashanah instead of the traditional honey cake. This year I experimented, however, and came up with this recipe. My kids all like it, so now my apple cake will have company at the holiday table.
About Home Cooking: Honey Apple Pie (Parve or Dairy)
About.com's Guide to Home Cooking has published Honey Apple Pie recipe, which is perfect for Rosh Hashanah. The puff pastry crust is filled with spiced, honeyed Granny Smith apples and a streusel topping.
About.com's Guide to Home Cooking has published Honey Apple Pie recipe, which is perfect for Rosh Hashanah. The puff pastry crust is filled with spiced, honeyed Granny Smith apples and a streusel topping.
About Italian Food: Sfratti (Parve)
Sfratti is a traditional Italian Rosh Hashanah sweet that consists of honey and nutmeats.
Sfratti is a traditional Italian Rosh Hashanah sweet that consists of honey and nutmeats.
Penny Eisenberg's Carrot Pineapple Bundt Cake (Parve)
This cake is dense, moist, fruity, and richly satisfying. It is the perfect Jewish holiday dessert because it is pareve, easy to make, and can be made in advance. The cake also happens to nutritious - high in beta-carotene and iron. Thank you Penny Eisenberg for sharing this winning recipe with us!
This cake is dense, moist, fruity, and richly satisfying. It is the perfect Jewish holiday dessert because it is pareve, easy to make, and can be made in advance. The cake also happens to nutritious - high in beta-carotene and iron. Thank you Penny Eisenberg for sharing this winning recipe with us!
Majestic and Moist New Year's Honey Cake
Fortunately, someone posted this recipe from Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking online in the RFCJ Archive. The poster writes that this is the best honey cake she has ever eaten.
Fortunately, someone posted this recipe from Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking online in the RFCJ Archive. The poster writes that this is the best honey cake she has ever eaten.