Easy recipe for doughnuts this Hanukkah [Video]

Many people are familiar with latkes, a potato pancake-like food that is eaten during Hanukkah. 

But that’s not the only Hanukkah food. There’s another treat eaten during Hanukkah that is becoming more popular and elaborate, cookbook author Jamie Geller told Fox News Digital.

“So basically, Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of the oil. There was enough oil to last one day, but it lasted eight days,” Geller, who lives in Jerusalem, said. 

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As a result of this, many foods eaten during Hanukkah are fried in oil, she said – “both sweet and savory.” 

Sufganiyot, “which are essentially doughnuts,” have become “very popular in Israel” during Hanukkah and are growing in popularity around the world, she said. 

“The classic being filled with jelly and smothered in powdered sugar,” she said, noting “you can get them anywhere and everywhere during the Hanukkah season.” 

In recent years, sufganiyot’s popularity has “exploded,” …