Hamantaschen

Ingredients

For the Dough

• 3½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup almond flour
• 9 oz butter
• 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• Pinch salt
• Zest of ½ lemon

For the Poppy Seed Filling

• 100 grams poppy seeds, ground
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Zest of ½ lemon

For Alternate Fillings

• ¾ cup of your favorite jam (we used ⅜ cup blueberry jam and ⅜ cup apricot jam)

Directions

1. Sift the all-purpose flour and almond flour together. Add the baking powder and salt.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter with confectioner’s sugar and granulated sugar.
3. Add eggs to the butter.
4. Add the sifted flour mixture to the butter and mix until dough is formed.
5. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
6. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook milk, sugar, and ground poppy seeds for 10 minutes.
7. Add the honey and lemon zest and cook 5 minutes more. Let cool.
8. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
9. Roll out the dough to approximately ⅙” and cut 3” circles.
10. Put about 1 scant teaspoon of filling in the middle of each circle. Fold up dough into a triangle and pinch the edges.
11. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Enjoy!