Some sources say the name, sufganiyot, originates from the Hebrew word sfogi, which means “spongy,” and refers to the donut’s soft and spongy texture; others refer to the Greek word sufgan, ...

Berman, for example, gave her students sufganiyot, the jelly doughnuts traditionally eaten on Hanukkah, but did not light the menorah or say a blessing. Osnat Lichtenfeld, the Shepard Hebrew ...

Enter sufganiyot, the lesser-known but equally delicious fried Hanukkah food. Sufganiyot are light and fluffy doughnuts made with a yeasted, enriched dough. Once fried, they’re sprinkled with ...

But you may not know about the doughnuts. Pillowy, dusted with powdered sugar, and encasing sweet filling, the pastries called sufganiyot (it kind of rhymes with “goof, pan, boat”) are a big part of ...

Haim the baker of the Magdinat Pe'er bakery in Emek Refaim, Jerusalem, preparing sufganiyot for Hanukkah, November 26, 2012. Last week, the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court held an in-depth ...