Starting this weekend, Purim is being celebrated at my daughter's preschool. In celebration of
the event, we made hamantaschen, a lovely three-cornered cookie
traditionally eaten during this time. Bunny, my three-year-old, enjoyed making and rolling out the dough, then cutting
circles with a cup (we're lacking cookie cutters). We filled ours with prune, apricot, and blackberry fillings. Why not
try making hamantaschen (with or without kids)? They're not only delicious, but easy as well.(Thanks to my daughter's school for the recipe.)
Hamantaschen
I used orange rind instead of the vanilla.
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla (or orange rind)
(method follows)1. Cream together the butter and the sugar.
2. Add egg and vanilla (or orange rind) and mix well.
3. Stir in flour and baking powder and mix until dough holds together. (I used my hands.)
4. Flatten dough, wrap in plastic, and chill several hours or overnight.
5. On a well-floured surface, roll out the dough about 1/4 inch thick.
6. Cut 2 1/2 inch circles into the dough.
7. Fill the dough circle with about a teaspoon of filling* and fold into a triangle.
8. Squeeze corners securely.
9. Bake in a preheated 350º oven for 10-15 minutes, or until nicely browned.
*Filling ideas: poppy seed, prune, almond, apple, or cherry pie filling; fruit jams; chocolate or carob chips; chunks of fruit; anything goes.
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