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Hamantaschen Recipe for Purim

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 60 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Jewish, Kosher
Calories: 84
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 4 - 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 TBL orange juice (optional)
  • 1 tsp orange rind
  • 1 tsp Your favorite flavor jelly for filling

Method
 

  1. Mix all the ingredients, except the flour.
  2. Add flour one cup at a time, mixing completely before adding more.
  3. The dough will be sticky.
  4. Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper into 1/4 inch thickness.
  5. Use a round cookie cutter or a cup to cut circles. 
  6. Add 1 tsp jelly or other filling in the center of each circle.
  7. Shape into triangles by folding up from the bottom, and then folding the two sides in simultaneously
  8. Bake on a lined baking sheet at 350F/175C for 9-11 minutes

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 45mgPotassium: 14mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Note:  Total hamantash amount may vary depending on thickness and cookie cutter size.
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