GOURMET HAMANTASCHEN

Gourmet Hamantachen
source: The New Jewish Family Kitchen

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla

Apricot filling Option

1/2 lb. chopped dried apricots
1/4 cup chopped toasted almonds
Zest and juice of one lemon
1 tsp. cinnamon

Honey-nut filling Option

1 cup honey
1 1/4 cups chopped toasted pecans
Zest and juice of one lemon
1 tsp. cinnamon

The New Jewish Family Kitchen

Makes about 24

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Select a filling option, combine ingredients, and mix well. To prepare dough, mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls and then combine. Mixture will be crumbly and look dry; use hands to form into a lump. Knead a few times on a floured board. Roll out half the dough to about 1/8 inch thick and cut into circles with a cookie cutter. Repeat with remaining dough.

Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each circle and fold dough to form a triangle, covering as much filling as possible. If needed, use a little water to stick edges of dough together. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for about 15 minutes, until edges begin to brown.