How to Make Hamentashen Cookies for Purim
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 sticks or 1/2 pound of unsalted butter cold and firm
- 2 eggs
- Grated rind of 2 oranges
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
- Mix together dry ingredients in a mixer
- Add butter and keep mixing Add eggs, orange rind and orange juice
- Finish mixing dough and chill overnight
- The next day, set up the fillings you want to use Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Roll out dough -- if dough is too cakey, add a little oil. If the dough is too wet, sprinkle some flour on it.
- Put in fillings
- Pinch sides up into a triangle shape
- Bake at 400 degrees for 14-15 minutes.