Hamantaschen with Chocolate and Poppy Seeds

Name: Hamantaschen with Chocolate and Poppy Seeds
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Israel
Ingredients: 125 ml/4fl oz/½ cup whole milk or water; 30 g/1 oz/2 tbsp (¼ stick) unsalted butter, cut into small cubes; 50 g/1¾ oz/¼ cup soft brown sugar; 1 tbsp maple syrup or runny honey; 1 tbsp maple syrup or runny honey; 2 tbsp sultanas or raisins; 2 tbsp sultanas or raisins; 30 g/1 oz good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped, or dark chocolate chips; 30 g/1 oz good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped, or dark chocolate chips; 50 g/1¾ oz/½ cup ground almonds; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 225 g/8 oz/1¾ cups plain flour, plus extra for dusting; a pinch of fine sea salt; 150 g/5½ oz/⅔ cup (1¼ sticks) unsalted cold butter, cut into small cubes; 1 tbsp orange blossom water, or 2 tsp lemon juice and 2 tsp extra cold water; 1 tbsp orange blossom water, or 2 tsp lemon juice and 2 tsp extra cold water; 1 tbsp orange blossom water, or 2 tsp lemon juice and 2 tsp extra cold water; 1–2 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting

Preparation info

Makes: about
20
hamantaschen

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Babka, Boulou, & Blintzes

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2021

About

Purim (the Feast of Lots) commemorates the downfall of Haman, the evil vizier of King Ahasuerus of Persia who planned to massacre the local Jewish community. According to the story, Haman drew lots to decide which day to carry out his plan. However, he ended up on the gallows he had prepared for his enemies, and his notoriety is perpetuated in a variety of three-cornered cookies - some say they are like the shape of his vizier’s hat, others his purse which he planned to fill with Jewish gol

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Asia
Israel
Persia
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian
Jewish

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