Hamentashen Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 8 tsp sugar (1 tbsp = 3 tsp)
  • 16 tbsp room temperature butter (2 sticks)
  • 6 tbsp ice water
  • plastic wrap
  • circle cookie cutter
  • 18 oz jam (apricot, seedless raspberry, etc.) or 18 oz chocolate chips, reese's s pieces, etc ( apricot , seedless raspberry , etc.)

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°.
  2. Pour the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and pulse twice in a food processor or run for 20 seconds on low in a KitchenAid.
  3. Slice the butter into the dry mixture.
  4. Mix until the lumps are smaller than a quarter of an inch in diameter (pea-sized).
  5. Add the egg yolk.
  6. Gradually sprinkle water over the mixture.
  7. Mix with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the mixture clumps together.
  8. Make the dough into a ball, trying to handle it as little as possible.
  9. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap.
  10. Flatten the dough ball in the plastic wrap until it is approximately 2 inches thick.
  11. Put the dough ball in the freezer for 10 minutes.
  12. Remove the dough ball from the freezer and cut it in half.
  13. Take out two pieces of wax paper approximately 18” long.
  14. Roll half of the dough ball between the two pieces of wax paper until each side of the dough is 1/4 inch thick. Make sure it is even! The dough will be sticky so sprinkle extra flour on top as needed.
  15. Cut out the dough using the cookie cutter.
  16. Repeat steps 14 and 15 with the other half of the dough ball.
  17. Place about 1 tbs of jam in the center of each circle and fold it into a triangle.
  18. Put the triangles in the freezer for 5 minutes or the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
  19. Remove the triangles from the refrigerator or freezer and place them on the cookie pans.
  20. Bake for 45 minutes at 325° or until golden brown.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 890.59 Kcal (3729 kJ)
Calories from fat 386.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.94g 66%
Cholesterol 108.99mg 36%
Sodium 1689.49mg 70%
Potassium 224.02mg 5%
Total Carbs 118.73g 40%
Sugars 45.39g 182%
Dietary Fiber 7.21g 29%
Protein 8.73g 17%
Vitamin C 7.8mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 3.8mg 21%
Calcium 215.2mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 374.03 Kcal (1566 kJ)
Calories from fat 162.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.03g 66%
Cholesterol 45.77mg 36%
Sodium 709.55mg 70%
Potassium 94.08mg 5%
Total Carbs 49.86g 40%
Sugars 19.06g 182%
Dietary Fiber 3.03g 29%
Protein 3.66g 17%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 1.6mg 21%
Calcium 90.4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 20.6
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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