A Very Vegan Hanukkah

The two traditional dishes served during Hanukkah are latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (deep-fried doughnuts) and neither are usually vegan. If you're wanting to bring a vegan option to a Hanukkah party or would like something to make at home, keep reading.

The ingredients used that are not vegan are milk, butter, and eggs. Obviously for milk, you can easily use a milk substitute such as almond or soy milk. For butter, you can use margarine. These two tend to be the easiest to substitute out for a vegan option.















For eggs the following items can be used (and not just for Hanukkah- all year round!):
- Chickpea or soy flour (1 teaspoon and 2 tbsp of water= 1 egg)
- Tofu (1/4 cup= 1 egg)
- Cornstarch (2 tbsp= 1 egg)
- Bananas (I personally use this one a lot- 1 banana= 1 egg)
- Applesauce (1/3 cup= 1 egg)
- Vegetable oil (1/4 cup= 1 egg)
- Pumpkin (1/3 cup= 1 egg)

It's pretty simple to change a recipe you may already have vegan by using these replacements. Of course, if you want some vegan recipes, the internet is a great place. Here are a few I found.

Sufganiyot
http://hellyeahitsvegan.com/vegan-sufganiyot-jelly-doughnuts/
http://www.theveganwoman.com/tasty-vegan-hanukkah-sufganiyot-recipe/

Latkes
http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/potato-latkes
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/plant-based-recipes/5-vegan-latke-recipes-just-in-time-for-hannukah
http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-life/food-recipes/vegan-sweet-potato-latkes-potato-pancakes

Hope everyone is enjoying your holiday season!