Hamantashen with Apricot or Blueberry Filling
Jewish homes, all over the world, eat this interesting cookie on the holiday of Purim. It is a three cornered cookie, traditionally filled with poppy seeds. Nowadays, we fill it with everything from chocolate to fruit. For information on the reasons for eating these cookies, at this time, you can check this article . This is recipe that just goes together. The fun is in planning the filling. I used apricot butter with chopped almonds and cherry jam with whole cherries in it. I also made a few blueberry filled hamantashen using blueberry jelly. You can make your own filling and it is easy to do but I am on my rampage to empty out the refrigerator for Passover so the jellies are being utilized. Ingredients: 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 - 1 cup oil 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 5 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup apricot butter 1/2 cup cherry jelly 1/2 cup blueberry jelly Method: Preheat oven to 350...