Recipes
Coconut Hamantaschen
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg (plus 1 for egg wash)
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 cups flour
1 cup KFW shredded coconut
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
Jam of choice
Directions:
- In a large bowl with a stand or hand mixer, blend sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Then add vanilla, 1 egg and orange juice and beat to combine.
- Add flour, coconut, baking powder and salt and mix with fingers or spoon just until combined.
- Dough should be slightly sticky. Form dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about ⅛” thickness, then cut into circles with a 3 or 3½-inch round cookie cutter or a wine glass. Place 1 teaspoon of jam at the center of the circle and fold over the three corners to form a triangle.
- Place hamantaschen on a parchment lined cookie sheet and freeze for 30 minutes to prevent spreading. Using a pastry brush, brush completely with egg wash. Bake for 12-15 minutes until browned on the bottom. Cool completely on a rack.
No Bake Date and Almond Hamantaschen
Ingredients:
10 oz pitted Medjool Dates (1 cup)
1/2 cup almonds
1 tbsp KFW cocoa powder
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Jam of choice
Cocoa powder and coconut for rolling
Directions:
- Add dates, almonds, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt to a food processor and process until the mixture starts to clump together and pulls away from the side of the bowl. If it doesn’t form a ball of dough, add a bit more nuts.
- Line a baking sheet with plastic wrap and place the date mixture on it.
- Cover the mixture with another sheet of plastic wrap, wrapping it around the bottom of the tray so that it’s secure.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out the “dough” from on top of the plastic wrap until it is about 1/8″ thick.
- Remove the top layer of plastic wrap and cut the dough into circles using a cookie or biscuit cutter. Collect the scraps and roll them out as above to create more circles.
- Place jam in the center of the cookies. Fold the cookies over the jam from each side and pinch lightly at the corners to create a triangle. Roll the hamantaschen in cocoa powder and coconut.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to one month. May also be frozen for up to six months.