{"id":13077,"date":"2023-05-04T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/?p=13077"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:36:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:36:09","slug":"baking-hamantaschen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/blogs\/usa\/baking-hamantaschen","title":{"rendered":"Baking Hamantaschen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"banner-section\"><div class=\"inner-banner-section text-only text-center\" style=\"background:#410099\"><div class=\"inner-banner-wrap mx-auto\"><h1 style=\"color:#ffffff\">Baking Hamantaschen<\/h1><p style=\"color:#ffffff\">-Recipe of the Month-<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-2 wp-block-columns container mt-3\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-primary-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-baking-hamantaschen\">Baking Hamantaschen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Baking hamantaschen is an annual tradition for Lisa to do with her International Students. Lisa kindly shared her prized family recipe with us as well as a little bit about the history behind these delicious pastries. Thank you, Lisa!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"baking hamantaschen\" class=\"wp-image-13131\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Baking hamantaschen is fun (and delicious!) to make with my kids. so much fun and so delicious!&nbsp; Many of my past students have kept with the tradition&nbsp;and make them at home in their countries!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pastries are supposed to symbolize the defeated enemy of the Jewish people (Haman). The word tash means &#8220;pouch&#8221; or &#8220;pocket&#8221; in Yiddish, and may refer to Haman&#8217;s coin purse filled with bribe money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13133\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 1\/2 Cups Flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 tsp baking&nbsp;powder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 tsp salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 1\/2 C sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 eggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\/2 C milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 tsp Vanilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Sticks of room temp butter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"baking hamantaschen\n\" class=\"wp-image-13132\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/www.educatius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preheat&nbsp;oven to 375 F<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sift together flour, baking powder and salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cream butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk together&nbsp;in mixer until fluffy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dough will be sticky.&nbsp; Place dough on wax paper and refrigerate overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roll out sections to about 1\/4-inch thick&nbsp;and cut into circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place a small amount of any jam in the middle. 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