Hamantashen

This is a our favorite Purim Cookie. It makes large batch, 4-5 dozen. You can easily cut the recipe in half, but if you want to make more, I do it in batches. The it's too difficult to cut the butter into the flour if you double it and it doesn't turn out as nicely. I like to use my food processor to cut the butter in, it is so very fast and does such a great job. However, you can do it manually with a pastry cutter or two butter knives or the back of a fork.


4 C Flour (I use wheat pastry flour)

1/2 pound cold butter (2 sticks)
4 tsp baking powder
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1C sugar (I use a scant cup of fructose)
2 tsp vanilla

Goodies - Jam, peanut butter, chocolate chips, fig, whatever sounds yummy!

• Mix dry ingrediants together in a bowl-Cut in butter (using a pastry cutter or a big fork or a two butter knives) until it is evenly encorperated into the texture of a course meal.
• Add Eggs & Vanilla-Mix dough to form a ball (add flour if too sticky to handle)
• (You may refrigerate, if sealed well to use later or...) Preheat oven 375 F
• Roll out dough on a floured counter (about a 1/4 inch)
• Cut into circles (using a biscuit cutter or a glass or a reg. mason jar ring)
• Pinch three corners to form a triangle that looks like a three pointed hat, leaving a sot in the center for goodies.
• Drop a dollop of goodies in the center of each hat (1/4-1/2 tsp preserves, choc chips, peanut butter, etc)
  

Bake for 12-14 minutes or until crisp (very light golden)

Chag Purim!