Hamantaschen Recipe | Cook the Book

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Ingredients (20)

  • For the dough:
  • 3 cups bleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter or pareve margarine, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • For the chocolate filling:
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup bleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
  • 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten with
  • 2 teaspoons of sugar for the egg wash

Directions

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