Purim Poppy Seed Hamentaschen

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Ingredients

Dough:

300 grams plain flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

100 grams icing sugar

Pinch of salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

200 grams cold butter

1/4 cold milk (you may need bit more)

Icing sugar for sprinkling on top after baking

Filling:

100 grams sugar

150 mls milk or orange juice

2 packets vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon good vanilla extract

lemon zest, to taste (I used zest of ½ lemon)

50 grams raisins, chopped fine with knife (optional)

150 grams fresh, ground poppy seeds

100 grams honey

Preparation

Sieve together twice the flour, baking powder, icing sugar, and a pinch of salt.

In a food processor, add the above dry ingredients and cubed cold butter; pulse to get a crumb-like mixture. Add vanilla extract, then add milk as needed to get soft dough but not too soft. Do not over mix . Remove and flatten the mix on plastic sheet, refrigerate it for two hours (can prepare it and keep over night) .

Roll the dough between two sheets of baking wax paper lightly dusted.

Cut out circles with round 6 cm cookie cutter

Put 1 teaspoon of the filling in the middle of each circle.

Fold up the sides to make a triangle. (pinch the lines)

Bake at 175 C for 15 - 20 minutes ( i used turbo mode) until light gold.

Cool. dust with icing sugar.

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Filing: In small pan, add sugar, milk or orange juice. bring them to a boil. Add poppy seeds, lemon zest, raisins cook on low fire until the mixture is tick. remove and add honey. stir let it cool before using.

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About

Happy Purim! Purim is a few days away. You can read about this great holiday in the link. I'm sharing with you the most traditional cookies recipe every one eat during the holiday- they are a must. When was the last time you had an "Oznei Haman " ("Haman's ears")? Filled with nutty Poppy seeds, flavored with orange juice, honey and vanilla, they're the perfect festive companion for Purim "Mishloach manot" .

And the best of it ? they are legal and no side effect at all....

Enjoy.