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If you are reading this on your phone, you will need to click the gray title to go to my blog to watch the video. Tradition is eating latkes on Hanukkah. This is an easy, tasty latke just in time for the holiday. I added a little grated carrot to the potatoes to give it a more golden color.  Why we eat Latkes on Hanukkah Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights. The holiday is in remembrance of the victory of the ancient Israelites against the oppression of the Syrians and the restoration of the ancient Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The miracle of Hanukkah is that although they had only enough oil to light the Menorah in the Temple for to last for one day, but the little vial of oil burned bright in the Holy Temple and lasted for eight days. Thus on Hanukkah, we light the Hanukkah Menorah ( also called a Hanukiya)) every night for eight nights and eat foods that are made with oil to commemorate the miracle of the oil in the Temple. Eastern European Jews t...

Hanukkah will soon be upon us,  and it's time to start thinking about planning a festive menu. ! The most traditional food to eat on Chanukah is Potato Latkes! If you are looking for a really good latke that is baked, not fried- This is it! Usually, the baked ones do not taste as good as fried- these do ! Just think, you can spare yourself the extra calories without giving up the taste! A few years ago, I had a  Hanukkah Chanukah get together and served 3 large trays of homemade latkes. Each tray held a different ( gluten free) latke recipe. One tray was fried, one tray was baked, and another was fried but a different recipe. Guess what! In a blind taste test, hands down, everyone loved my baked latkes the best- so I'm sharing the crowd's favorite recipe today. I know we are supposed to fry on Hanukkah  Chanukah to commemorate the miracle of the oil that burned for 8 days in the Temple in Jerusalem thousands of years ago, but I think these baked latkes...