In a nod to a miracle that took place over 2,000 years ago, when a single night’s worth of oil burned for eight days, many foods eaten at Hanukkah are fried in oil. Potato latkes may be the most popular, but they aren’t the only fried treat associated with the festival of lights. Sufganiyot—jam-filled donuts topped with powdered sugar—are also a favorite, particularly for those with a sweet tooth.
Here’s where you can find the tastiest jelly donuts in Montgomery County for your at-home Hanukkah celebration.
Sunday Morning Bakehouse
The North Bethesda bakery and café is selling sufganiyot by the half dozen. Orders must be placed in advance and picked up on Friday, Dec. 11 or Saturday, Dec. 12. However, they’re considering continuing this special for all eight days of Hanukkah, so keep an eye out.
MoCo’s Founding Farmers
MoCo’s Founding Farmers in Potomac is offering a full menu of traditional Hanukkah foods this year. Enjoy their sufganiyot after a delicious dinner of matzo ball soup, brisket and noodle kugel.
Kosher Pastry Oven
Starting on Dec. 13, the Kemp Mill restaurant will be accepting orders and hand-rolling thousands of non-dairy donuts each day until the end of Hanukkah. Choose from raspberry jelly, chocolate, vanilla custard and caramel. Under the supervision of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.
Breads Unlimited
This Bethesda bake shop will satisfy your sufganiyot cravings this Hanukkah and all year round. In addition to raspberry-filled donuts, they offer other hard-to-resist traditional Jewish baked goods like hamantaschen and babka.
Shalom Kosher
The popular Silver Spring grocery store is baking up non-dairy sufganiyot for Hanukkah, available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Under the supervision of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.
Moti’s Market
Treat yourself to freshly baked jelly- or custard-filled donuts at this kosher grocery in Rockville. Under the supervision of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.
