How To Make Hamantaschen – Traditional Jewish Cookies Recipe

Hamantaschen – traditional Jewish cookies that are served in Purim holiday. hamantaschen cookies are triangular-shaped cookies that supposed to represent Haman's ears. This hamantaschen recipe makes flaky cookies that are melt in your mouth with delicious date filling. There are many different variations on hamantaschen cookies and many different fillings, the most popular ones: poppy seed filling, date filling and chocolate filling. In this post you will learn how to make hamantaschen.

The story behind Hamantaschen cookies:

What Is Purim?

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an Achaemenid Persian Empire official who was planning to kill all the Jews, as recorded in the Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).

When is Purim?

Purim is celebrated annually according to the Hebrew calendar on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar (which usually occurs in March).

How do you pronounce hamantaschen?

Hamantaschen is pronounced as: haa-mahn-TAHSH-en (the "c" is silent). The name of the cookie actually comes from a German word meaning "Haman's pocket".

One of the most popular foods made for Purim are hamantaschen – small triangular cookies filled with poppy seed or date filling. These are not just delicious but also symbolize Haman pockets or ears.

Hamantaschen Ingrediets

For the dough:

• Flour
• Powdered sugar
• Salt
• Butter
• Egg yolk
• Vanilla extract
• Baking powder
• Milk

For the filling:

• Date paste

For decoration:

• Powdered sugar

Hamantaschen Cooking Tips:

• You can use any filling that you like, such as: Chocolate spread (Nutella), poppy seed filling (traditional Jewish filling), jam and more.
• To add more flavour, you can add to the date filling some cinnamon and chopped nuts.
• To make the dough you can use food processor, hand dough blender as I used in the video or even by hand.




Easy Hamantaschen Recipe

Author: Foodality
Preparation Time: 25 Minutes
Cooking time: 1 Hour
Servings: 12
Category: Cookie Recipes, Jewish Recipes
Cuisine: Jewish
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Hamantaschen are traditional Jewish cookies that are served in Purim holiday. Hamantaschen cookies are triangular-shaped cookies that supposed to represent Haman’s ears.

Ingredients:
For the dough:

• 1¼ cups (160g) Flour
• 1/2 cup (60g) Powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 7 tablespoons (90g) Butter, cold and into cubes
• 1 Egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1-2 tablespoons Milk

For the filling:

• Date paste

For decoration:

• Powdered sugar
Instructions:
1. Make the dough: in a large bowl or in a food processor, combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and baking powder. Add butter and blend until crumbs are formed.
2. Add egg yolk, vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon of milk. Blend until dough is formed, if needed add another tablespoon of milk. Do not over blend.
3. Flatten the dough into a disk form, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 170C (340F).
5. Take the dough out of the fridge, roll the dough into about 1/4-inch (1/2 cm) thick. cut into 6-8 cm circles. Fill each circle with date paste and seal as shown on the video. Combine the leftover dough, roll in and repeat the process.
6. Arrange the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 12-16 minutes, until slightly golden.
7. Allow to cool, then dust with powdered sugar.

How To Make Hamantaschen Video