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# Papanash Cheese Latkes

Sweet cheese latkes in the style of papanash, which I fry for Hanukkah and serve hot on sour cream with cherry jam.

## What you need

### Latkes

- 9 oz soft white cheese (gvina levana) or quark (a firm, low-fat style)
- 1¼ cups self-rising flour
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour (for flouring your hands)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 package vanilla sugar (1 packet (about 2 tsp))
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp good vanilla extract
- canola oil, for frying

### For serving

- sour cream
- cherry preserves (with pieces of fruit)

## How I make it

1. In a bowl, mix the cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar and vanilla extract.
2. Sift the self-rising flour into a separate bowl and add it to the cheese mixture.
3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for about 1 hour.
4. Put the 1/4 cup flour in a small bowl, flour your hands, shape the mixture into latkes and set them on parchment paper.
5. Pour about 1/2 inch (1 cm) of oil into a skillet and heat.
6. Fry the latkes on both sides until golden and drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
7. Set each hot latke on a spoonful of sour cream and drizzle a little cherry preserves on top.

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