Hamantaschen
אוזני המן
Triangular Purim pastries shaped like the three-cornered hat (or ears) of the villain Haman, filled with poppy seeds, prune jam, or apricot. A beloved tradition in Ashkenazi households, these cookies mark the joyful holiday of Purim and have been baked in Germany and Poland for centuries.
Ingredients
- •3 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 tsp baking powder
- •½ tsp salt
- •½ cup sugar
- •1 cup cold butter or margarine
- •2 eggs
- •1 tsp vanilla
- •2 tbsp orange juice
- •Filling: 1 cup poppy seed filling (mohn) or thick prune jam
Instructions
- 1
Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- 2
Beat eggs with vanilla and orange juice. Add to flour mixture; mix until dough forms.
- 3
Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour.
- 4
Roll dough to 3mm. Cut into 8cm circles.
- 5
Place 1 tsp filling in the center of each circle.
- 6
Fold three edges up and over the filling, pinching corners tightly to form a triangle.
- 7
Bake at 180°C for 15–18 minutes until lightly golden.
- 8
Cool completely before eating. They keep well for 5 days in an airtight container.
Kosher notes
Use margarine for pareve version — then can follow a meat Purim feast.
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