On Friday night I attempted to make hamantaschen (Purim triangle cookie) for the second time on my own. I have helped out filling hamantaschen before at synagogue but this was the second time I had made them from scratch. Previously my mom and I had attempted to make them when I was in high school and it was an inedible fail.
My director at the preschool I work at gave me her recipe for hamantaschen. I made the dough on Thursday night and let it sit covered in the fridge for 24 hours. My end result was Purim Perfection. I handed out some to friends and I stuck a couple in the freezer for Justin to enjoy when he gets back from Hong Kong. I would highly recommend this recipe and am so happy that my director shared it with me.
1 cup butter
1 ½ cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
Beat butter and sugar together until smooth.
Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and mix.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Mix dry mixture to wet mixture until incorporated.
Chill dough for 24 hours
Dust surface with flour to keep from sticking.
Roll the dough to about ¼ inch think.
Use a round cookie cutter, and cut out pieces.
Fill each round with your favorite filling (I used strawberry preserves and apricot preserves.)
Pinch corners together and place on cookie sheet.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Bake for 7-9 minutes. Let cool and be careful they are dangerously hot.
Chag Purim Sameach, Happy Purim, and Happy Weekend
Erica
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