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Passover Recipes: Matzo Brei, Apple Cake, and More

Sweet potatoes with orange and other new additions for your holiday menu.

Passover began at sunset Monday, and if you're looking for new recipe ideas, we've got a few get you going.

Have other recipes to share or ways to make these ones better? Share them in the comments! 

Matzo Brei

Serves 4

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Ingredients:

  • 6 sheets of matzo
  • 4 extra-large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of butter

Directions:

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  1. Break the matzos into small pieces into a colander or strainer and run it under hot water to soften the matzo. Let sit for five minutes or so.
  2. Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a bowl large enough to hold them and the matzo.
  3. Add the softened matzo and mix thoroughly.
  4. In a small frying pan over medium-high heat, melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter thoroughly until foam subsides. DO NOT let it get too brown.
  5. Using a large spoon, scoop out matzo mixture into hot pan to make a single-serve pancake (this may take more than one spoonful, depending on the size of your spoon and your pan- see attached picture for better representation).
  6. Flatten pancake with back of spoon and let cook until brown on underside. Edges will begin to show some browning as well.
  7. Flip pancake and brown thoroughly on other side.
  8. Fry until pancake is cooked through (you may want to lower the heat a bit if it seems to be browning on the outside faster than it is cooking on the inside).
  9. Serve with butter and salt and pepper (the way my kids like it) or sour cream and applesauce (like a latke) or REAL maple syrup (imitation maple syrup may have corn syrup, so make sure you check the label).

And two more from Natick Patch, also in Massachusetts.

 

Apple Cake

Ingredients:

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup potato starch
  • 1 1/2 cup cake mea
  • 5 apples peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 jar strawberry preserves

Instructions:

Beat eggs, sugar, salt, oil and then add dry ingredients. Pour 1/2 in a cake tin or 9x12 cake pan. Spread apples, preserve and sugar and cinnamon - then add the other half of the batter and top with apples, preserve, sugar and cinnamon.

Bake 1 hour 350 degrees (check with toothpick to make sure the cake is fully baked inside).

 

Sweet Potatoes with Orange

Ingredients:

  • 3 lbs sweet potatoes (9 small or 6 large - fresh or canned)
  • 1/4 lb margarine, melted
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tlbsp grated orange rind
  • 1/4 tsp salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • Marshmallows

Instructions:

Preheat over 400 degrees. Boil sweet potatoes in their jackets for 20-30 minutes until tender (if using fresh). Peel and mash well. Add margarine, oj, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange peel, salt, pepper and brown sugar. Whip until fluffy (add a little oj if mixture seems too dry). Place in a greased shallow baking dish (2 qt). Bake at 400 degrees until top is lightly browned. Add marshmallows last 5 minutes.


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