Baking
PASSOVER KITCHEN TIPS
Passover Kitchen Tips By Carrie Beylus
A FRIEND ONCE TOLD ME that when my kids are little Pesach would be all about the cleaning – getting every
last Cheerio out of the den couch, etc., but as they get older it would be about the cooking and food preparation. Wow, how right she was – is. These days it’s so much more than ‘what will I do without cereal and pasta?’ – now I need to know how to keep the refrigerator filled with ready and appetizing foods for hungry adults, teens and preteens on both yom tov and chol hamoed. As I’ve said before favorite recipes from the other 357 days of the year are the best solutions to this latest conundrum. All I need for a great menu, full fridge and happy family is some forethought and a little tweaking. The right ingredient substitutions are all it takes Kosher cooks are the original substitution experts in the kitchen; switching dairy to parve, with relative ease. But, before you begin swapping out ingredients read through the recipe you want to adapt. Consider the quantity of the ingredient you’d have to replace. A cake with 3 cups of flour is not a good candidate for conversion. Remember, stick with recipes and ingredients you are familiar with (or can adapt quickly) and you will be assured a tasty and kvetch-free eight days.
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1 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate
3 tbls. cocoa powder
1 tbls. oil or margarine
=
1 cup confectioner's sugar
sugar
+
PULSE IN A BLENDER
sugar
=
oil
chocolate
cocoa
Baking
+
1 cup granulated sugar (-1 tbls.)
star ch 1 tbls. potato starch
1 cup all-purpose white flour
1/2 cup matza cake meal
+
star c
h
1/4 to 1/3 cup potato starch
flour
=
matza meal
flour
SIFT AFTER MEASURING
=
1 tbls. all-purpose white flour
star ch 1/2 tbls. potato starch
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GUIDELINES FOR THE SEDER
star ch 7/8 cup potato starch
1 cup buttermilk
+
=
or
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cream of tartar
p
sugar
water 1/4 cup water
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
juice
syru
=
+
1 cup corn syrup
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
milk
tartar
1 cup honey
+
BOIL INTO A SYRUP
vinegar
sugar
honey
BOIL INTO A SYRUP
=
1 cup non-dairy creamer
1 tbls. lemon juice
juice
1 1/2 tsp. vinegar
1 cup milk
=
water
1 cup corn starch
=
1/3 cup water
water
=
juice
creamer
buttermilk
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STIR AND STEEP FOR FIVE MINUTES
+
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup fruit juice
1/4 cup applesauce
=
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
ies
1 cup ground cookies
=
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
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1 1/2 tbls. oil
+
1/2 tsp. potato starch
1 1/2 tbls. water
cheese
=
1 cup + 1 tbls. matza meal finely ground
cheese 1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 tsp. baking soda
+
1/2 stick margarine
CONTAINS RAW EGGS
=
1 cup brown sugar
+
egg
condensed
1 egg
1 cup matza cake meal
PUREE BOTH INGREDIENTS TOGETHER
sugar
egg
REPLACES UP TO 2 EGGS
=
matza meal
e
cook
margarine
1 egg
sauc
matza meal
=
graham
egg
ONLY REPLACES SOME EGG
2 eggs
+
star ch 2 tbls. potato starch
+
+ 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
PASSOVER KITCHEN TIPS
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=
1 cup schmaltz
=
gravy
egg
scmaltz
Cooking 1 tbls. flour for gravy
2 carmelized onions, chopped
1 egg yolk, mixed in
1 cup chili sauce
+
+
2 tbls. vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 T. poultry seasoning
sauce
vinegar
=
sugar
sauce
ADD CINNAMON, CLOVE & ALLSPICE TO TASTE
1 cup tomato sauce
1 tbls. sage
+
dash marjoram
+
dash thyme
+
dash black pepper
ADD BLACK PEPPER TO TASTE
1 1/2 t. Italian seasoning 1/4 tsp. oregano
+
1/4 tsp. marjoram
+
2/3 cup curry powder
1/4 tsp. basil
+
1/8 tsp. rubbed sage
2 tbls. coriander
+
2 tbls. ginger
+
2 tbls. red pepper
+
2 tbls. tumeric
1/2 cup chili powder 1/4 cup sweet paprika
+
1 1/2 cup B BQ sauce
1 tbls. garlic powder
=
+
1 tbls. cayenne pepper
3 tbls. olive oil
+
+
1 tbls. onion powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
+
+
1 tbls. dried oregano
1 cup ketchup
+
+
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 cup water
2 tbls. paprika
1 cup soy sauce 1 1/2 cups beef broth*
4 tbls. balsamic vinegar
= + +
2 tsp dark brown sugar
+ + +
1 tsp. cayenne pepper 1/4 cup 1/4 cup cider vinegar brown sugar
1 tbls. chili powder
(see recipe above)
SAUT´E GARLIC IN OIL. ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS. SIMMER UNTIL DESIRED CONSISTENCY IS REACHED
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
pinch garlic powder
pinch (to taste) white salt pepper
COMBINE FIRST 6 INGREDIENTS IN SAUCEPAN TO BOIL. SIMMER FOR 15 MINUTES. * CAN USE PARVE BEEF OR CHICKEN STOCK FLAVOR CUBE IN WATER
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Passover Kitchen Tips By Carrie Beylus
A FRIEND ONCE TOLD ME that when my kids are little Pesach would be all about the cleaning – getting every
last Cheerio out of the den couch, etc., but as they get older it would be about the cooking and food preparation. Wow, how right she was – is. These days it’s so much more than ‘what will I do without cereal and pasta?’ – now I need to know how to keep the refrigerator filled with ready and appetizing foods for hungry adults, teens and preteens on both yom tov and chol hamoed. As I’ve said before favorite recipes from the other 357 days of the year are the best solutions to this latest conundrum. All I need for a great menu, full fridge and happy family is some forethought and a little tweaking. The right ingredient substitutions are all it takes Kosher cooks are the original substitution experts in the kitchen; switching dairy to parve, with relative ease. But, before you begin swapping out ingredients read through the recipe you want to adapt. Consider the quantity of the ingredient you’d have to replace. A cake with 3 cups of flour is not a good candidate for conversion. Remember, stick with recipes and ingredients you are familiar with (or can adapt quickly) and you will be assured a tasty and kvetch-free eight days.
umsv rsc gu
1 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate
3 tbls. cocoa powder
1 tbls. oil or margarine
=
1 cup confectioner's sugar
sugar
+
PULSE IN A BLENDER
sugar
=
oil
chocolate
cocoa
Baking
+
1 cup granulated sugar (-1 tbls.)
star ch 1 tbls. potato starch
1 cup all-purpose white flour
1/2 cup matza cake meal
+
star c
h
1/4 to 1/3 cup potato starch
flour
=
matza meal
flour
SIFT AFTER MEASURING
=
1 tbls. all-purpose white flour
star ch 1/2 tbls. potato starch
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GUIDELINES FOR THE SEDER
star ch 7/8 cup potato starch
1 cup buttermilk
+
=
or
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cream of tartar
p
sugar
water 1/4 cup water
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
juice
syru
=
+
1 cup corn syrup
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
milk
tartar
1 cup honey
+
BOIL INTO A SYRUP
vinegar
sugar
honey
BOIL INTO A SYRUP
=
1 cup non-dairy creamer
1 tbls. lemon juice
juice
1 1/2 tsp. vinegar
1 cup milk
=
water
1 cup corn starch
=
1/3 cup water
water
=
juice
creamer
buttermilk
h ts arc
STIR AND STEEP FOR FIVE MINUTES
+
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup fruit juice
1/4 cup applesauce
=
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
ies
1 cup ground cookies
=
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
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1 1/2 tbls. oil
+
1/2 tsp. potato starch
1 1/2 tbls. water
cheese
=
1 cup + 1 tbls. matza meal finely ground
cheese 1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 tsp. baking soda
+
1/2 stick margarine
CONTAINS RAW EGGS
=
1 cup brown sugar
+
egg
condensed
1 egg
1 cup matza cake meal
PUREE BOTH INGREDIENTS TOGETHER
sugar
egg
REPLACES UP TO 2 EGGS
=
matza meal
e
cook
margarine
1 egg
sauc
matza meal
=
graham
egg
ONLY REPLACES SOME EGG
2 eggs
+
star ch 2 tbls. potato starch
+
+ 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
PASSOVER KITCHEN TIPS
onio n
=
1 cup schmaltz
=
gravy
egg
scmaltz
Cooking 1 tbls. flour for gravy
2 carmelized onions, chopped
1 egg yolk, mixed in
1 cup chili sauce
+
+
2 tbls. vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 T. poultry seasoning
sauce
vinegar
=
sugar
sauce
ADD CINNAMON, CLOVE & ALLSPICE TO TASTE
1 cup tomato sauce
1 tbls. sage
+
dash marjoram
+
dash thyme
+
dash black pepper
ADD BLACK PEPPER TO TASTE
1 1/2 t. Italian seasoning 1/4 tsp. oregano
+
1/4 tsp. marjoram
+
2/3 cup curry powder
1/4 tsp. basil
+
1/8 tsp. rubbed sage
2 tbls. coriander
+
2 tbls. ginger
+
2 tbls. red pepper
+
2 tbls. tumeric
1/2 cup chili powder 1/4 cup sweet paprika
+
1 1/2 cup B BQ sauce
1 tbls. garlic powder
=
+
1 tbls. cayenne pepper
3 tbls. olive oil
+
+
1 tbls. onion powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
+
+
1 tbls. dried oregano
1 cup ketchup
+
+
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 cup water
2 tbls. paprika
1 cup soy sauce 1 1/2 cups beef broth*
4 tbls. balsamic vinegar
= + +
2 tsp dark brown sugar
+ + +
1 tsp. cayenne pepper 1/4 cup 1/4 cup cider vinegar brown sugar
1 tbls. chili powder
(see recipe above)
SAUT´E GARLIC IN OIL. ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS. SIMMER UNTIL DESIRED CONSISTENCY IS REACHED
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
pinch garlic powder
pinch (to taste) white salt pepper
COMBINE FIRST 6 INGREDIENTS IN SAUCEPAN TO BOIL. SIMMER FOR 15 MINUTES. * CAN USE PARVE BEEF OR CHICKEN STOCK FLAVOR CUBE IN WATER
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