Last year I made a delightful little post about the holiday Purim, and a very special confection that is served. Hamentaschen or Hamantaschen are a triangle shaped cookie said to represent the pocket, hat or ear (depending on who you ask) of Haman, the villain of Purim. This cookie is eaten in effigy of him because he was oh so wicked. This year I wanted to make something special, something I am shocked that I haven't tried yet. Hamantaschen with Nutella.
If you have never had this stuff before, I feel so badly for you. This is Peanut Butter in Europe, and it is fan-freaking-tastic.
So, this year, I tried out a new recipe from here.
I beat two eggs until they were light yellow.
Next I beat in 3/4 of a cup of white sugar, 1/2 cup of oil and instead of 1 1/2 Tbsp of Cognac, I used a special liqueur.
This is a delicious Hazelnut liqueur called Frangelico. It comes in a very distinct looking bottle. I used this because I wanted to have an extra bit of hazelnut flavor in these cookies.
Once these are combined I gradually beat in 2 tsps of baking powder and 3 1/4 cups of flour.
After a while the mixer wasn't cutting it so I had to use my hands to bring the dough together.
Once combines I rolled out the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper and rolled it into a cylinder.
I wrapped it up and refrigerated it overnight.
The next day I took out the cylinder and set the oven for 350 degrees.
Because this dough was so dry, I used some water to knead the dough. This did the trick!
I rolled it out and cut out circles using a juice cup.
Next I added the Nutella, and folded the cookies into triangles.
Bake for 15 minutes
And presto! Tasty cookies. Happy Belated Purim, and Enjoy!
So tasty!
ReplyDelete