Rosh Hashanah Recipes

Rosh Hashanah foods—like challah and honey cake—are a big part of the Jewish new year. You’ll want to add these home-cooked recipes to your family’s Rosh Hashanah traditions.

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Duck with Brandy Bing Cherry Sauce

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Elegant, delicious and colorful, this French duck dish is perfect to serve for special occasions. —Francine Lizotte, Langley, British Columbia

Halva and Nutella Babka Buns

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This recipe is the result of many years of tweaking and perfecting. It is a favorite request when visitors come...


Spinach and Feta Bourekas

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These pastries are light and soft with a bit of crunch, and are one of my favorite appetizers for holidays....


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Do You Know These Symbolic Rosh Hashanah Foods?

These traditional Rosh Hashanah foods are rich in meaning and symbolism. How many of these stories did you know?


Honey-Nut Swirls

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Puff pastry creates a quick and easy "dough" for pretty pinwheel-type cookies featuring two types of nuts. The flaky treats...

Braided Egg Bread

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For Rosh Hashana, loaves of braided bread—commonly called challah—are baked to symbolize continuity. Since I first made this bread some...


Challah

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Our traditional challah recipe creates two gorgeously braided loaves perfect for a Jewish holiday.

Mini Challah

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Small challah is a terrific recipe when you want challah but need to make a mini version because you don't...


Honey Coffee

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For a soothing pick-me-up, sip this pleasantly sweet coffee, inspired by the taste of a traditional Spanish latte. —Taste of...


Jewish Apple Cake

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This Jewish apple cake recipe makes a dense, moist cake layered with cinnamon and fruit. It's perfect for Rosh Hashanah,...