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3 eggs
Combine the ingredients in the order given, using enough flour to make a soft dough which is not sticky. Let stand 15 minutes.
Divide dough into 4 parts. Roll to 1/4" thickness on a floured board. Cut in 4" circles. Place a tsp. of desired filling in the center of each circle, or leave empty for buttercream fillings. Form triangles by folding the sides in towards the middle; be sure to form a space for the fillings if you choose to go the buttercream route. Brush with beaten egg.
Bake on a lightly greased baking sheet at 350°F for 30 minutes, until golden brown.
For the buttercream fillings, you want to "blind bake," meaning you form the hamantaschen without a filling, then bake, and when they finish baking and cool, you add the buttercream fillings.
Chocolate Dough:
Nut Dough:
Hamantaschen for the Millennium:
Black Forest:
Lemon Meringue:
Rum Raisin:
Pina Colada:
Chef's major tip: make a batch of the buttercream and divide into 4 equal portions, then flavor each one according to your desire.
Poster's Notes:
Posted by ShiraShayna
Nutritional Info Per Serving: N/A
1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup orange juice
1/8 tsp. salt
4 cups flour (approximately)
Desired fillings
Add 1-1/2 cups cocoa powder and reduce the flour by 1 cup.
Fine chop your choice of nuts (hazelnut, almond pistachio, etc) to make 1 cup of the ground nuts, add this to the recipe and reduce flour by 1 cup.
Use chocolate dough, cherry buttercream, topped with a dab of cherry pie filling.
Use basic dough, lemon pie filling, basic meringue. Place pie filling in center, form top with piped meringue and bake according to directions.
Soak raisins in rum and let them get soft and then add to buttercream mixture.
Use Pina Colada Mix instead of orange juice in the dough recipe and add coconut and some crushed pineapple to the buttercream.
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