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Tasty Hamantashen


4 cups flour
4 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup margarine, softened
1 Tbsp. Orange juice
2 tsps. Baking powder
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1 tsp. Orange rind

FILLINGS
1 pound strawberry or apricot preserves

Preheat oven to 350°.

Grease cookie sheets.

Place all ingredients in a large mixer bowl and beat together. You may add a drop more juice or flour, depending on consistency of dough. Roll dough into a ball. Divide into four parts.

Proceed to assemble and bake according to Hamantashen illustrated.

FUN VARIATION
Put a drop of food coloring into dough, for colored hamantashen, the kids will love it!

Illustrated Guide:

1. Prepare dough of your choice. Divide into four portions

2. On a floured board roll out each portion to about 1/8-inch thick. Using a round bicuit or cookie cutter cut 3-inch circles.

3. Place 1/2 to 2/3 teaspoon of desired filling in the center of each circle.

4. To shape into triangle, lift up right and left sides, leaving the bottom down and bring both side to meet at the center above the filling.

5. Bring top flap down to the center to meet the two sides. Pinch edges together.

6. Place on grease cookie sheet 1 inch apart and bake at 350 degree preheated oven for 20 minutes.

 

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Excerpted from Spice and Spirit, The Complete Kosher Jewish Cookbook, published by Lubavitch Women's Cookbook Publications

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Posted: Mar 15, 2011
350
Yes, it is 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Posted By Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org

Posted: Mar 14, 2011
Hamantaschen hints
My sisterhood used this recipe last year to make over 600(!) cookies.They tasted great and stored well. HOWEVER you must pay attention to sealing the corners-I like to dip my finger in an egg wash and touch ea. corner before sealing. This is very recommended especially if you've rolled them out w/a generous dusting of flour-the dough surfaces can't blend together if there's a film of flour between them. Also I sometimes add 2-3 tsp. of poppy seeds to the dough-it looks nice and can be used to mark a different type of cookie. Make sure your fillings are NOT squishy-a firm jam is good as are the Solo fillings or homemade paste like fillings made w/prunes or dates. MMMMmmmm hamantaschen w/ coffee for breakfast-can't wait!
Posted By Tamar Leah, Simi, Calif.
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Posted: Mar 11, 2011
Hamantashen Problem
The reason the hamantashen came flat is due to the dough not being too soft. I found out myself through trial and error. Refrigiating the dough makes it hard enough for the dough to hold together since it is too soft and by the time you make it to the oven it opens up.

A half hour to one hour should be good enough depending on your fridge. It should feel solid when you roll out the dough and make sure that you pinch the triangle almost closed since the cookie will open a bit during baking.
Posted By Marlena Krispin, Oceanside, NY
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Posted: Mar 9, 2011
metric or imperial?
Not a cook but excited about upcoming Purim. I
just want to confirm, that's 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 180 degrees Centigrade, right?
Thanks.
Posted By Anonymous, Hong Kong
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Posted: Feb 25, 2010
Spice and Spirit
I received this book as a gift from my cousin, the recipes almost in the entire book are fantastic!!! this is the recipe I have used and it's really great!!!
Posted By Ruth, Cincinnati, OH
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Posted: Feb 24, 2010
Hamantashen Problems
I just made a sugar-free batch of hamantashen for my family last night. I ran into the same problem of them being a little flat. After reading these comments, I realized that next time I make them , I should refrigerate the dough, which will help. The dough kept drying out as I was making them.
They came out very good. I used sugar free lemon filling and sugar free raspberry jam. I also used almond and poppyseed fillings. I made 38 and they are halfway gone, already!!
Posted By Rebecca G., Oakhurst, NJ

Posted: Feb 22, 2010
Baking with Margarine
Some margarine is made with water. Check the ingredients before baking with it.
Posted By Carol C., Fountain Valley, CA/USA

Posted: Mar 18, 2009
Response
I do use a mixer and the dough comes out fine.
Posted By Marlena Krispin, Oceanside, NY
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Posted: Mar 18, 2009
flat hamentashen
I have made these cookies in the past using the same recipe and the first time I tried them they did open up a bit and almost flattened. The problem was that I did not close them properly. When the dough is too dry you will have problems pinching the cookies at the ends. I now leave the dough on the soft side and refrigerate it for about 1 hour before I roll it out. I flour my surface, the roller and throughout so that the dough does not stick.

The recipe yielded about 40 - 45 cookies but that all depends on how flat you roll the dough and the size of the circles. I used a 3 3/4 inch circle.

I close the circles leaving only a little opening in the center so when they bake they open slightly making a perfect cookie.
Posted By Marlena Krispin, Oceanside, NY
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Posted: Mar 17, 2009
Purim recipes
Thankyou for such a great web site. My daughter now lives 300 miles away we can't just 'pop in' to chat re appropriate recipes etc, you guys bridge the gap and make live so much easier ;-)
Posted By Anonymous, Plymouth, England



 


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