French-Algerian Sufganyot (Donuts)

 When France granted independence to its colonies in North Africa, many North African Jews left their homes and emigrated to France. They added greatly to the cultural and religious diversity within the French Jewish community, which is now over half a million strong. So, too, did they contribute to its diversity of cuisine. On December 3, in honor of Chanukah, we as a class endeavored to make Algerian doughnuts, following this traditional Jewish recipe. While they were a bit chewier than American-style doughnuts, they proved delectable nonetheless -- and lots of fun to make.