Lately, I do all my baking when it’s raining or snowing. Since Purim is around the corner, today we made Hammentashen. You dont have to be Jewish to enjoy these really awesome jelly filled cookies.
This is the best Hammentashen recipe ever. Look no further. Taken from the Deal Delights cookbook.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2 tbs. vanilla
2 tbs baking powder
1 tsp. salt
5 1/2 cups flour
1 jar apricot, prune, apple or peach butter or raspberry preserves
Steps:
Beat eggs and add sugar, oil, vanilla, baking powder, salt and flour (add flour slowly) while beating continuously until you have a workable dough.
Roll dough flat. Cut into 2 inch diameter circles. Place a small amount of filling on each circle. Make 3 pinches to form shape.
Bake on cookie sheet for 30 minutes at 350 or until golden brown.
Note: This dough is very good in any shape and with any filling.
My Tips:
Follow the steps on how you add the ingredients. It really makes a difference.
Once most of the flour is added start kneading it with your hands to get it really nice and doughy.
Experiment with the thickness of your dough when you roll it out. You dont want it too thick because it wont be as tasty, too thin and the wall will collapse when you cook them.
The fillings labeled “Butter” dont spread or leak as much as preserves or jellies when you cook them.
Pinch one corner together first, then use a teaspoon to add the apricot butter. Then pinch the last two sides.
We had left over dough, so we made apricot jelly rolls and then used the left over dough to make an apple tart. The dough is so good!!
Keep them in the freezer, they are even better frozen!
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looks yummy!!!
my mother and i love to make hammentashens. they are awesome! even better when they are small, and theyre pretty too!
crackup i made the same recipe but added orange juice. y u wearing gloves
Is it good with oj? Wore gloves cause it was so gross at first. Ended up taking them off. How did yours turn out? Pretty?
You are so domestic. I am jealous and would love to know how to do all of these great things, but alas i have no talent in the kitchen.
xoxo
Rebecca June
I popped right on over as soon as I saw this in my reader. We were planning on making the dough tomorrow and I like your recipe better. My favorite is poppy seed, with apricot a close second. I think I’m going to try making some nutella-filled this year. Yours look delish!
Becca- You probably never tried. I couldn’t make eggs when I first started. If you can read, you can cook. Just follow recipes and it’s easy.
NKP- Use this dough recipe. It really is the best one I ever tried. I made a few Nutella and chocolate chip peanut butter last year. My hubby loved them!
USED THE SAME RECIPIE ALSO EXCEPT PUT RASPBERRY AND APRICOT. MINE CAME OUT STUNNING
nice blog and thanks for inspiring ideas..
what type of oil is used?