Being a born and bred Ashkenazi, I’d never heard of svinge, but then my daughter told me that was the Hanuka treat her Morrocan born mother in law was raised on. That naturally picqued my curiosity and when I saw a recipe for Svinge in the Modia kids section. I had to try it. Svinge is a kind of fried pancake, a cruller, a beignet, sprinkled with confectioners sugar, a carnival flavor. It is also a very ancient dish. I

Rabbi Maimon the son of Yosef, the father of the Rambam (Moses Maimonedes) says that eating svinge as an ancient custom integral to the Hanuka celebration. It’s pretty intense to think that I made something the Rambam may have eaten. So here’s to Svinge It’s quite yummy and really very simple to make.

For a small batch-enough for six people combine

11/2 cups of flour

1/2 t salt

1 t instant yeast

7/8 cup of warm water

Mix these into a batter.

Let the batter sit for three hours until it has doubled or tripled in size. Then heat oil in a frying pan-this is another deep fry dish. Wet your hands. Tear off plum sized pieces of the dough. Stretch them a bit and form a hole in the middle and fry on both sides. Drain on paper towels, Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and eat right away

Yummy but not good for waist watchers! Happy Eighth Candle!

This is what the batter looks like before frying.