Hamantaschen recipe

Grandma Evie’s Hamantaschen

These are based on the recipe of my maternal grandmother.

Dough ingredients:

·      4 C flour

·      ½ tsp salt

·      4 Tbsp sugar

·      2 ¼ tsp yeast

·      ¾ C orange juice

·      3 eggs

·      ½ lb butter, melted (2 sticks)

Filling

·      assorted jams (apricot, raspberry, etc)

Directions

·      combine all ingredients, in order listed, using a fork

·      knead in bowl to finish mixing

·      cover and let rise at room temperature for 2 hours

·      refrigerate 1 hour

·      roll out ½ of the dough at a time

·      cut 3” circles, and place on a buttered cookie sheet

·      reroll scraps, and cut more circles (you’ll get about 20 from half of the dough)

·      put half a teaspoon of jam in the middle of each cookie

·      fold into triangles

·      cover and let rise at room temperature for 1 hour

·      bake at 350 F for 30 minutes