HAMANTASCHEN DOUGH #2
This makes a more traditional,
pie-like dough.
2 cups plus 3 Tbsp. flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. grated orange or lemon
zest
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup butter at room temperature,
cut into 12 pieces
2 Tbsp. cold water
2 large egg yolks
prune lekvar, poppy seed filling,
jams
Place
the flour, sugar, baking powder, zest, and salt
in a food processor and process for 20 seconds. ( Or
whisk them together by hand in a large mixing bowl.)
Distribute the butter evenly over the flour and process
until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 15 to 20
seconds. ( Or rub the butter into the flour with your
fingertips, or cut it in with a pastry blender.) In a small
cup, whisk together the cold water and egg yolks. With
the processor running, pour the egg mixture in a steady
stream through the feed tube and process just until the
dough comes together, 20 to 30 seconds. ( Or sprinkle
the egg mixture over the flour mixture while tossing
with a fork.) Place the dough on a lightly floured work
surface, and knead it several times to bring it together.
Shape the dough into two thick disks, wrap each one in
plastic wrap, and refrigerate them for 1 hour. Roll and
shape cookies as in previous recipe. Bake at 375*
for 20 minutes, until crisp, firm to the touch, and golden
around the edges.
Makes
about 3 dozen.
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