Hamantaschen Recipe | Cook the Book

Ingredients (20)

• For the dough:
• 3 cups bleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter or pareve margarine, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• For the chocolate filling:
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup bleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
• 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten with
• 2 teaspoons of sugar for the egg wash