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Recipe Monday: Passover Rolls

March 29, 2010

Passover Rolls
Continuing yesterday’s discussion, I said that we’re not permitted to eat any yeast-raised breads during Passover. But we all still have to go to work and the kids have to go to school, so what are we supposed to do about lunch?

I remember, as a kid, having to go to school with sandwiches made out of a couple of pieces of matzo with some of last night’s leftovers in between. You ever try to eat a slice of meatloaf sandwiched in matzo? Not a pretty picture. Not to mention, messy.

Manischewitz, the kosher foods company, used to put out a collection of Passover recipes every year. You’d get this big, fold-out flyer containing a list of recipes and suggested menus, for free with your Passover foods order from your local grocery store. My mom collected those things religiously every year. In fact, I think she still has the originals.

One year, appeared a recipe for Passover Rolls. They were made with matzo meal and eggs, and the answer to every Jewish kid’s lunchbox prayers! I still make them every year, but now that whole wheat matzo meal has become available, I use it half-and-half with regular matzo meal, trying to offset a little bit all that fat from the eggs and oil. Still, for the one week, a darned acceptable substitute for bread.

Passover Rolls (adapted from a 1960’s Manischewitz recipe)

Ingredients:

1 cup matzo meal
1 cup whole wheat matzo meal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs

Method:

Preheat oven to 375º F (190º C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet or line with a silicone baking mat.

In a large mixing bowl, combine matzo meal, salt, and sugar. Mix well.

Bring water and oil to a boil. Pour the boiling water over the matzo meal mixture, and stir until blended. Beat one egg at a time into the mixture. Let stand 15 minutes.

Shape the dough into rolls with oiled hands. Arrange rolls on the prepared cookie sheet.

Bake for about 50 minutes, or until golden brown and delicious.

Notes:

I’m not mentioning yield here, because you can make these into any size or shape you please, from dinner roll size to hamburger roll size. The baking time indicated is for roughly in between, but is a good guide. Adjust accordingly.

As with all breads, they’re done when they sound hollow when you tap the bottoms with your fingers.

 

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  1. Elle says

    March 29, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    No! I can't imagine eating a sandwich on matzo! Funny story, one time when my mil was sitting foe the kids, she brought over some matzo. I don't know why! But she tried to make my kids eat it! hehehe! They were like "Mom, Nana brought over these crackers that tasted like the box they came in, and tried to make us eat them!" The rolls look like a great substitute!

  2. carondg says

    March 29, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    Renee, our recipes are very similar — just the basic difference between using butter and oil. So, I'm going to consider yours the "East Coast" version ;)Have a wonderful Seder!Caron

  3. Jamie says

    April 3, 2010 at 8:06 am

    I actually loved eating sandwiches on matzoh but it was always peanut butter! But boy these rolls look great and truly a prayer answered!

  4. Alice Audrey says

    April 3, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    I've been curious about matzo balls for a while, so when I saw a sale going on in the grocery store recently, picked up a package. I didn't realize there was such a thing as matzo meal. Are these good enough I would want to do them when I don't actually have to?

  5. Judy's Bakery & Test Kitchen says

    April 22, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    Hi Renee, Glad I read your recipe. I've never tried mixing whole wheat matzoh meal with regular. The whole wheat is just too heavy, so this sounds great!Thanks for posting it.Judy

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    February 19, 2014 at 8:30 pm

    […] school and you’re back to work, you’ve probably prepared a couple of batches of these Passover Rolls for your lunches. You might remember that I adapted that recipe from a 1960′s Manischewitz […]

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