Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes | Twirlit http://www.twirlit.com/2009/12/11/hanukkah-recipe-cheese-kni... Twirlit Home News Free Stuff Videos Photos Beauty Entertainment Fashion Health Love Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes By Heather Huntington on December 11th, 2009 No Comments Link to StumbleUpon Share 3 retweet I know latkes are the traditional food of Hanukkah, but I’m just not a big latke person. I am, however, a big knish person, and in my family they are a requirement at not only every Jewish holiday, but every holiday, period. For those not in the know, a knish is a pastry filled with either minced meat, potato, or cheese. And it is ridiculously delicious. What’s more, in Boston where I come from, the knishes are usually small, say about 1-2 bites. Elsewhere in the country, they are huge – the sort of thing you might share with people at a deli as an appetizer. And, in my opinion, nowhere near as good. Lucky for me, my parents’ friend is a magnificent baker, and she gave me her recipe for the Boston bite-sized cheese knishes so I can make them whenever I want them. They are to-die-for good. Don’t let the fact that you make the pastry from scratch daunt you – it’s actually pretty easy, although since the recipe makes about 5 dozen knishes, a little labor-intensive, so leave yourself some time. And you’re welcome. Cheese Knishes 2 cups flour 1/2 lb margarine 1 cup sour cream 2 large onions 1 of 5 12/12/09 1:53 PM Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes | Twirlit http://www.twirlit.com/2009/12/11/hanukkah-recipe-cheese-kni... 1 lb farmer cheese (can substitute Mozzarella if you can’t find this) 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 lb cream cheese 1 tbsp sugar 1 egg Mix dough ingredients (flour, margarine and sour cream) and refrierate overnight. Dice the onions and saute in margarine. Mix them with the farmer cheese, salt, cream cheese (softened in microwave) and sugar to form the filling. Flour the counter and rolling pin. Roll dough thin, cut with round glass. Fill each cut-out pastry circle with filling (around 1 spoonful), seal, and then brush tops with the beaten egg. Bake for 20 minutes at 375F on a greased cookie sheet. Try not to eat them all yourself. « Prev Easy Holiday Recipes for Gift Giving and Parties Next » Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes Related Articles Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins for Thanksgiving Easy Thanksgiving Dessert: Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake Easy Holiday Recipes for Gift Giving and Parties Product Review: Anastasia Brow Ex-press Holiday Windows with a Sense of Humor Guess Who the Sexiest Late Night Talk Show Host Is? “Flight of the Conchords” Cancelled Kendra Wilkinson Has Baby Boy Comments No comments. Add your comment Name: Email: Comment: Search... Powered by Daymix Advertisement Follow us RSS 2 of 5 12/12/09 1:53 PM Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes | Twirlit http://www.twirlit.com/2009/12/11/hanukkah-recipe-cheese-kni... Twitter Facebook Vimeo YouTube Latest Twirlit Stories 1. Product Review: Anastasia Brow Ex-press 2. Holiday Windows with a Sense of Humor 3. Guess Who the Sexiest Late Night Talk Show Host Is? 4. “Flight of the Conchords” Cancelled 5. Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes Twirlit Spotlight 3 of 5 12/12/09 1:53 PM Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes | Twirlit http://www.twirlit.com/2009/12/11/hanukkah-recipe-cheese-kni... Sjobeck Check out our video interview with Lani Lupton, one of the designers behind the Socal brand, Sjobeck, from LA Fashion Week! Celeb Galleries Previous Next Twirlit Videos Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman? (VIDEO) "Biggest Loser" 2009 Finale Before & After Pictures (VIDEO) Doctors Claim Women Just Aren't Working Out Hard Enough (VIDEO) MTV's "Jersey Shore" Brings New Meaning to the Word Unwatchable (VIDEO) Twirlit Newsletter Your email... 4 of 5 12/12/09 1:53 PM Hanukkah Recipe: Cheese Knishes | Twirlit http://www.twirlit.com/2009/12/11/hanukkah-recipe-cheese-kni... Home News Free Stuff Videos Photos Beauty Entertainment Fashion Health Love Daymix Network Daymix Nibbledish Kidglue Twirlit Real TV Addict Tsavo Media: About Privacy Terms Contact Daymix Search anything... 5 of 5 Search 12/12/09 1:53 PM