hamantaschen
Hamantaschen
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs Prune, Apricot or Plum, or Poppy Seed Filling
Prune Filling
1 (12 ounce) package pitted prunes
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Apricot or Plum Filling
1 1/2 cups apricot or plum jam
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds or walnuts
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs (about)
Poppy Seed Filling
1 cup poppy seed
1/4 cup walnut pieces
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 egg white
Mix flour, sugar and baking powder in large bowl.
Cut in butter,
using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture
resembles fine crumbs.
Mix lemon peel, vanilla extract and eggs.
Stir into flour mixture until dough forms a ball.
(Use hands to mix
all ingredients if necessary; add up to 1/4 cup additional flour if
dough is too sticky to handle.) Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours
or until firm.
Prepare desired filling.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Roll half of dough at a time 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured
cloth-covered surface.
Cut into 3-inch rounds.
Spoon 1 level
teaspoon filling onto each round.
Bring up 3 sides, using metal
spatula to lift, to form triangle around filling.
Pinch edges
together firmly.
Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie
sheet.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown.
Immediately
remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Yield: 48 cookies (1 per serving)
Prune Filling: Heat prunes and enough water to cover to boiling
in 2-quart saucepan; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 10 minutes;
drain well.
Mash prunes.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Apricot or Plum Filling: Mix jam, almonds, lemon peel and lemon
juice.
Stir in just enough bread crumbs until thickened.
Poppy Seed Filling: Place all ingredients in blender or food
processor.
Cover and blend until smooth.
NOTE: To speed up the making of these cookies, use canned
apricot or poppy seed filling.
Per Serving: 96 Calories; 5g Fat (41.8% calories from fat);
2g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 8mg Cholesterol;
46mg Sodium
Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat;
0 Other Carbohydrates