Subj : Hamantaschen 01
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Feb 27 2021 12:55:42

I've been helping my friend Les and his wife, Sara, make these Purim
cookies for their annual celebration.

Purim is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish 
people from Haman, an Achaemenid Persian Empire official who was 
planning to kill all the Jews.

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      Title: Joan Nathan's Chosen Hamantaschen
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Nuts, Citrus, Fruits
      Yield: 30 Servings
 
     10 oz Unsalted butter; softened
      1 c  Sugar
      1 lg Egg
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 tb Orange juice
      3 c  Unbleached all-purpose
           - flour
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Toasted walnuts
    1/2    Lemon; quartered, seeded
    1/2    Orange; quartered, seeded
      1 tb Triple Sec
      2    Dried figs; rough chopped
    1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 c  Orange marmalade
 
  To make the dough, cream the butter with 1/2 cup sugar
  in a food processor or standing mixer. Add the egg, 1/2
  teaspoon vanilla, and orange juice and continue to cream
  until smooth.
  
  Add 2 1/2 cups of the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  Mix until the dough comes together, adding flour until
  the dough is pliable. It will be slightly sticky. Roll
  into a ball, using the remaining flour if needed,
  flatten, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at
  least 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
  
  To make the filling,
  place walnuts, lemon, orange, Triple Sec, figs,
  cinnamon, marmalade, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/2 cup
  sugar in a food processor and process until chopped but
  not pureed. You should have approximately 2 cups. Set
  aside until the dough is chilled.
  
  Set the oven to 375ºF/190ºC and grease a cookie sheet.
  Fill a small bowl with water.
  
  Roll the dough out on a slightly floured board until it
  is 1/8" thick. Cut into 3" circles. Place 1 teaspoon of
  filling in the center of each circle. To shape the
  hamantashen, first brush water around the rim of the
  circle with your finger. Pull the edges of the dough up
  to form a triangle around the filling and pinch the 3
  corners together, leaving a small opening in the center.
  Transfer to a cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes
  or until the tops are golden.
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://food52.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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