Hamantaschen
Easy recipe for creating Purim treats!
Equipment
- stand mixer
- Rolling Pin
- cookie sheets
- cup measure
- spoon measure (1/4 and 1/2 tsp)
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Filling Suggestions
- poppyseed filling
- prune filling (jar or can)
- apricot, strawberry or other fruit jam
- nutella
Instructions
- Beat eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, salt together in mixer with paddle attachment.
- Gradually add flour.
- Lightly flour a flat surface and knead dough until smooth.
- Cut ball of dough in half. Roll out to 1/4" thickness
- Cut dough into 3" rounds (I use a glass; a biscuit cutter will work too).
- Put 1 teaspoonful of filling in center of round.
- Pinch ends to form into triangles with filling visible in center.
- Repeat with rest of dough.
- Lightly grease baking sheets.
- Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 20-25minutes until golden brown.
Notes