Hamentashen

Name: Hamentashen
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps brandy; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 slightly beaten egg; 2 larges eggs plus 1 large egg yolk; 946 milliliters flour; 59 milliliters honey; 1 Juice lemon; 1 Juice orange; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Zest of lemon; 1 teaspoon lemon zest plus 1/2 teaspoon of the juice; 118 milliliters milk; 177 milliliters fresh poppy seeds* (see Cooks Note); 118 milliliters raisins; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 4 Tbsps sugar; 158 milliliters vegetable oil

Hamentashen might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 148 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 36. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up juice of orange, poppy seeds, egg, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk the oil, eggs, egg yolk, sugar, zest, both juices and brandy until smooth. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until a sticky dough is formed. Wrap in plastic wrap, flatten into a disk and chill overnight.

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Baking Powder

Egg Yolk

Brandy

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Plastic Wrap

Whisk

Bowl

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Working with about one quarter of the dough at a time and leaving the remaining in the refrigerator, roll on lightly floured surface a little less than 1/4-inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

Cut circles (or other fun shapes) using cookie cutters 2 1/2 to 3 inches.

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Cookie Cutter

Place a spoonful of filling in center (about 1 teaspoon per cookie) and then pinch one side up. Turn and pinch second and then third to make a triangular shape. Leave a little bit of the filling showing at the top. For non-traditional shapes, use your imagination: tubular, squares, bite-size or even some flat cookies depressed in the center with a bit of filling there.

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Place cookies on parchment paper on cookie sheet, brush with a little beaten egg for sheen and bake until nicely browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Egg

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Keep room temp in airtight container but consume within 3 to 4 days, tops.

Combine everything except the lemon zest and juice and the beaten egg into a saucepan and cook over moderate heat until thick, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir often.

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Lemon Zest

Juice

Egg

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Sauce Pan

Add zest and juice. Take a bit of the filling and mix it into the beaten egg. Repeat, then mix the egg mixture into the pot of filling. Cool overnight.

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Juice

Egg

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Pot