jewish holiday baking – Stellina Sweets

Latke Cookies

It is Day 6 of Chanukah 2022, and I have made precisely ZERO latkes so far during this holiday week. Eaten, yes; cooked, nope. I am planning to this weekend, […]

Chocolate

Black Cocoa Halva Israeli Swirl Cookies

For Chanukah this year, I was mulling over what to bake, probably some kind of rugelach? Or maybe I’d try black-and-white cookies finally? But then Shannon Sarna’s Modern Jewish Comfort […]

Cakes

Knafeh Cheesecake

Among the many things happening at this time of year as we collectively hurtle towards the summer is the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates the summer grain harvest and […]

Chocolate

Irish Cream Brownie Hamantashen

Every year after the holidays, I think things are going to quiet down on the baking front… but then there are fresh, bright, citrusy delights to make in January… then […]

Cakes

Cookie Butter Cheesecake

Just like that, two full years have come and gone. In June 2018, I left my life as I knew it, with the intention of moving to Israel (where I […]

Chocolate

Blonde Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

Don’t let the Mainschewitz Passover Industrial Complex ruin your Passover. Homemade coconut macaroons can be yours so quickly and easily that you’ll never look back. I was never enamored by […]

Cookies & Small Treats

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 10: Pistachio Nutella Halva Hamantashen

So this is it– the culmination of 10 days and […]

Holidays

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 9: Cheddar Jalapeño Knishentashen

Here’s where I’m at in my life right now: I […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 8: Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Hamantashen

You know what’s been missing from “10 Days of Hamantashen”? […]

Cookies & Small Treats

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 7: Confetti Cheesecake Hamantashen

Is there ever an age when one no longer gets […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 6: Double Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Hamantashen

I’ve been on something of a coconut bender lately, so […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 5: Mexican Chocolate Hamantashen

This hamantashen flavor is brought to you by the letters […]

Holidays

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 4: Za’atar Feta Knishentashen

They say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. In […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 3: Ugly-Delicious S’mores Hamantashen

Italians have a cookie called brutti ma buoni, which means […]

Cookies & Small Treats

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 2: Cinnamon Dulce de Leche

I used to think March was such a blah month. […]

Breads & Doughs

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 1: Oreo Hamantashen

This is momentous. I’ve been planning 10 Days of Hamantashen for a couple of years, and I’m over the moon at finally getting together and writing up that many dough […]

Breads & Doughs

Chocolate-Halva Babka

As much as I love contemporary baking like layer cakes, cupcakes, and pastries, there are few baked goods that conjure childhood nostalgia like babka. Aside from my mom’s birthday cakes shaped in […]

Cakes

Apple Orange Rye Honey Cake

We interrupt this regularly scheduled Italian Desserts blog post to wish you a Belated Shana Tova! If you celebrate the Jewish High Holy Days, I hope your Jewish New Year is off […]

Chocolate

Toasty Twisted Triangles: S’mores Hamantashen

UPDATE 3/8/2020: Stop. Do not pass Go. Do not collect […]