Chanuka Blog Party, Recipe for Bunuelos-Powdered Mini Cheese Donuts + Giveaway! (Closed)

Welcome to the first ever Chanukah Blog Party that I am participating in here at Gigi's Kitchen, it is being hosted by Leah of Cook Kosher and Miriam of Overtime Cook. It's traditional on Chanukah to eat fried treats, most notably donuts and latkes, and we've got a fabulous array of Chanukah themed recipes, treats and crafts from Jewish bloggers all over the world! Make your chanuka meal planning easy & scroll down for links to all of the delicious treats & an exciting giveaway!

But first I want to share my own recipe with you today for these treats called Bunuelos. What are Bunuelos? They are little Latin cheesy fried donut balls and they are a tiny bite of heaven. Don't get me wrong I am the biggest fan of all those delicious classics. This year I wanted to try something a little different and inspired by that Latin delicacy, I came up with this. They remind me of the 5th grade- Mrs. Gross had us make a class cookbook for Chanuka and my contribution was a cheese ball recipe. I guess I've just liked that idea ever since. The great part with these is that they took me less then 20 minutes to prepare and weren't complicated in the least and that's coming from someone who is hardly a professional baker. If you are looking for a soft, sweet baked delight to serve this Chanuka which will easily impress you guests then you will want to give this recipe a try!

Bunuelos: Powdered Mini Cheese Donuts

Yields: 20

Ingredients:

2 Cups Whipped Cream Cheese

1/8 Cup White Sugar

2 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup Cornstarch

1 Large Egg

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Vegetable Oil for Deep Frying

1/4 Cup Confectioners Sugar for Coating

Method:

1. Place the cream cheese, white sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch, egg and salt in the bowl of a blender or mixing bowl. Blend or combine with clean hands till a dough forms. If it seems a little sticky add a little more cornstarch.

2. Take off a pinch of dough at a time and roll it into 2 inch sized balls. Lay them out on a parchment paper lined baking sheet until ready to fry.

3. Heat the oil in a medium non stick frying pan. Once sizzling lower the flame a little and drop the dough balls in about 5 at time. Let them fry for 5-7 minutes or until they are golden.

4. Roll them in powdered sugar while they are still warm. and serve!

 

If you do bake these please send me a photo with facebook, instagram, twitter or by email I would love to see how they came out!!

The Giveaway:

To help get everyone into party mode, we have a bunch of fabulous new cookbooks to giveaway! Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win one of:

2 copies of Susie Fishbein's new Kosher By Design Cooking Coach (sponsored by Artscroll)

2 copies of Leah Schapira's Fresh and Easy Kosher Cooking (sponsored by Artscroll)

2 copies of Esther Deutch's CHIC Made Simple (sponsored by the author)

 

Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM on Sunday, December 16th. Limit one entry per person per blog, so visit the other blogs for extra chances to win!

Prizes can only be shipped within the US. Entries must be accompanied by a valid email address in order to qualify.

How to enter: Leave a comment on this post [Let me know what you will be cooking this holiday or what your favorite part of Chanuka is anything at all I love to hear from you!].

 

This is the second of many fabulous Holiday Blog Parties. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to participate in future parties, please email holidayblogparties@gmail.com

 

Stop by the other blogs and check out their Chanuka Themed Recipes:

 

Latkes:

 

Jamie from Joy of Kosher made Zucchini Latkes with Tzatziki

Daniel from Peikes Cookbook made Potato and Fennel Latkes Fried in Duck Fat With Chinese Five Spice Apple Sauce

Susan from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen made Squash and Potato Latkes

Samantha from The Little Ferraro Kitchen made Ruby Red Beet Latkes with Cumin

Nechamah from TIforOA Food Ideas made Healthy Oatmeal Latkes

Liz from The Lemon Bowl made Traditional Potato Latkes

Melanie from From Fast Food to Fresh Food made (I Can't Believe They're Crispy!) Baked Latkes

Laura from Mother Would Know made Three Variations of Sweet and Savory Latkes

Sarah from Crispy Bits and Burnt Ends made Kimchee Latkes

Shulie from Food Wanderings made Baked Panko Sweet Potato Leek Latkes

 

Donuts and Desserts:
 

Miriam from Overtime Cook made Shortcut Cannoli with Chocolate Mousse Filling

Leah from Cook Kosher made 5 Minute Donuts

Estee from The Kosher Scoop made Tropical Fruit Fritters

Melinda from Kitchen-Tested made Sweet Steamed Buns

Amy from What Jew Wanna Eat made Homemade Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Gelt

Avidan from Baking It Up As I Go Along made Orange Olive Oil Cake

Tali from More Quiche Please made Glazed Chocolate Donut Holes

Amital from Organized Jewish Home made Mom's Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Princess Lea from The Frumanista made Túrógombóc

Stephanie and Jessica from The Kosher Foodies made Beignets

Gigi from Gigi's Kitchen made Bunuelos: Mini Powdered Cheese Donuts

Esther from Esther O Designs made Edible Menorahs

Patti from No Bacon Here made Hanukkah Oreo Balls

Shoshana from Couldn't Be Parve made Churros con Chocolate

Shaindy from My Happily Hectic Life made Inside Out Apple Crisp

Eve from Gluten Free Nosh made Gluten-Free Hanukkah Sugar Cookies

Amy from Baking and Mistaking made Mini Cream-Filled French Beignets

Sarah from Food, Words, Photos made Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Victoria from Itsy Bitsy Balebusta made Pure Vanilla Donuts

Vicky and Ruth from May I Have That Recipe made Dulce de Leche and Eggnog cream filled mini sufganiot

Dena from Oh You Cook made Poached Pears in Pomegranate Sauce

Michele from Kosher Treif Cooking made Tiramisu Cheessecake

Sharon from FashionIsha made Sparkly Chanukah Cookies

Yosef from This American Bite made Garlic, Zaatar and Olive Oil Popcorn

 
Appetizers, Soups, Sauces, Drinks and other Hanukkah Food:

 

Laura from Pragmatic Attic made Caramel Spice Applesauce

Jessie from Bread and Butter made Honey Spiced Hanukkah Martini

G6 from Guess Who's Coming 2 Dinner made Sweet Potato Leek Soup

Claire from I Love Soup made Sweet Potato, Coconut & Lemongrass Soup

Jennifer from Juanita's Cocina made Kugel

Liz from Kosher Like Me made Ready, Stuff Roll!

Shelley from The Kosher Home made Hanukkah Crafts and Printables

Thanks for stopping in!

 

Hope you are all having an amazing Chanuka!
 

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XX.

Gigi.