Apricot & Strawberry Preserve Hamentashen
A little background on the hamentashen...
"While there is an old legend that Haman wore a three-cornered hat, and to commemorate his downfall, we eat a three-cornered pastry,14 there is a deeper significance as well.
The Midrash says that when Haman recognized (the merit of) our three forefathers, his strength immediately weakened. Because of this, we eat three-cornered pastries and call them “Haman weakeners (tashen).” (-http://www.chabad.org/)
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour
Kosher Salt
Canola Oil
Baking Powder
4 Large Eggs
Sugar
1 Lemon
1 Sumo Orange
Apricot Preserve
step by step recipe as follows:
+ 4 cups of all purpose flour
+ 2 tsp of baking powder
+ 1/2 tsp of kosher salt
& Mix
step 1:
Mix
together
all the
dry ingredients
in a
large bowl,
and
set aside
for later.
Step 2: in a (new) large bowl, combine all the wet ingredients.
+2 Large eggs and 1 yolk
+ the zest of 1 lemon
+ the juice of 1/2 a Sumo orange
& Mix
+1 cup of sugar
+ the juice of 1/2 a lemon
+1 cup of canola oil
A.
B.
C.
STEP 3:
A. Slowly incorporate the dry mix (1/4 at a time).
B. Mixing in-between each addition of the dry mixture.
C. when you finish combining the two mixtures you should be left with a sticky dough.
D. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap with plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator over night.
D.
Step 4:
ROLL OUT
THE
DOUGh
& CUT OUT
CIRCLES
Next,
PINCH CORNERS
TO
MAKE
H A M A N 'S
H A T S H A P E!
step 5: Fill the spaces in with the apricot & strawberry preserves, lightly brush with egg wash, then bake at 375 degrees for 10-13 minutes.
ENJOY!
