Hamantashen Jewish Cookies
From berry 17 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 50
I found this wonderful recipe in my book “Cookies” and I love them not only for the great flavor, I love the story behind the cookies , and this is: “These triangular- shaped pastries are eaten at Purim, the Jewish festival celebrating the story of Esther, Mordeacai and Haman. Read more Their shape represents the hat of Haman, whose plot exterminate all the jews of Persia was foiled” Well, you find this story in the Bible, in the book of Esther. See less
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet butter at room temperature shopping list
- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 4 tablespoons milk shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten shopping list
- 2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract shopping list
- Pinch of salt shopping list
- 4 1/2 cups of flour shopping list
- Confectioners sugar for dusting (optional) shopping list
- FOR THE apricot FILLING shopping list
- 2 cups ried apricots shopping list
- 2 cinnamon sticks shopping list
- 5 tablespoons sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale and fluffy.
- Mix together the milk, egg, vanilla, or almond extract and salt in another bowl.
- Sift the flour into a third bowl.
- Beat the butter mixture with one – third of the flour, alterning with the milk mixture. If the dough is too staff, add a little extra milk. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- TO MAKE THE APRICOT FILLING, put the apricots, cinnamon and sugar ina pn and add enough water to cover. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the apricots are tender and most of the liquid has evaporated. Remove the cinnamon stick, then puree the fruit in a food processor with the sugar and a little of the liqid to the consistency of tic jam.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Roll out the dough on a lighty floured surface to 1/8 – 1/4 inch thick. Stamp out 3 – inch round pieces with a plain cutter.
- Place 1 full teaspoon of filling in the
- center of each round piece, then pinch the pastry together to form the 3 corners, leaving a little of the filling showing in the middle.
- Place the pastries on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, oruntil pale goleden. Serve the pastries warm or cold, dusted with cofectioner sugar.
The Rating
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P.S. you should bring these to Checkin Central tomorrow so we can have them with Columbian Coffee with Peeta and the rest of the group.
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Beautitful cookies and beautitful story, one of my favorite Bible stories. I must make these with my grandchildren and tell them the story as we bake. Another 5.
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in Nashville loved it
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Annie the history that ties into the hat shape cookie is impotent to the culture. I am glad you passed it on to us.
This recipe sounds so good and your step by step photos are so helpful.
Thank you for sharing this great recipe....more trigger
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