Eastern Europe

Hamantaschen

Triangle cookies filled with poppy seed or jam for Purim. Pinch the corners like you mean it.

90 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPoppy seed mohn filling in a tender cookie.

The original

300kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

90minutessame

These are hamantaschen.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2½ cups

Butter½ cup, soft

Sugar¾ cup, divided

Egg1

Orangezest and 2 tbsp juice

Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)½ tsp

Baking powder1 tsp

Saltpinch

Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)¾ cup, ground

Milk½ cup

Honey1 tbsp

Apricot jam (apricot preserves)⅓ cup

5 steps

1Cream butter with 100 g sugar, beat in egg, orange zest and juice and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Chill 30 minutes.
2Simmer ground poppy seeds with milk, the rest of the sugar and honey, stirring, until thick.
3Roll the dough 4 mm thick and cut 8 cm circles. Put a teaspoon of poppy filling or jam in each.
4Fold up three sides to make a triangle and pinch the corners firmly, leaving the filling showing.
5Bake at 180°C until the edges are lightly golden.

Serve it like this

Arrange mixed fillings on a platter or pack into gift baskets for Purim. Tea or coffee alongside.

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