Judaism - Potato Latkes

In Room 3 lately, we've been learning about different religions around the world and the festivals they celebrate. We learnt all about Hanukkah, celebrated by Jewish people during late November/ early December each year. First we did a lot of learning and then we made dreidels and played a game with some friends! Then we learnt about the foods eaten at Hanukkah. They include oil to symbolise the miracle that the oil kept the lamps lit for 8 days. And then we made potato latkes!!!!
You can get the recipe for potato latkes here (or you can follow our tutorial)

First, you will need all these ingredients: 1.5kg of potatoes,  2 medium onions (we left them out), 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper (we left that out too), 4 tablespoons of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and some vegetable oil for frying.

Start by grating the potatoes and then place them in a strainer and try to get rid of as much moisture as possible

Add all the other ingredients and mix!

This is what the mixture should look like once all the ingredients have been added

Place 2-3 tablespoons of mixture onto the pan for each latke. Flatten them out and let them cook for about 4-5 minutes per side

Yum! Once the latkes have been fried, place them on some paper towel so that the oil can drain...and enjoy!

We didn't have enough time to make some apple sauce but apparently the two go well together (you can find the recipe on the same link as the potato latkes if you're interested). If you have been inspired and do get cooking this holiday, we'd love to know how your potato latkes turned out because ours were delicious!