Receta Hamentashen
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 cups flour
- for brushing milk
- For chocolate filling
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees.2. Combine eggs, oil, sugar, baking powder, water, orange juice, salt and flour and mix until dough is soft and not sticky. Add additional flour if necessary.3. Let stand for 15 minutes and divide into 4 equal parts.4. On a floured board, roll to 1/4" thickness and cut into 4" circles.5. Place a spoonful of filling in the centre of each circle and form triangles by folding up the sides and pinching the corners.6. Brush with milk.7. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
For filling:
1. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave on medium-low power watching carefully to not burn the chocolate (microwave times vary).2. Mix in sugar, egg, butter, milk and vanilla until thoroughly combined.Note: the butter should melt from the heated chocoate. If it doesn't, put it back in the microwave for 10-20 seconds.
Details
Prep time: 45 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour 10 mins Yield: 50-60 cookies