Perfect Purim Pastries

Celebrate the holiday of Purim with your kids! It’s a festive Jewish holiday that involves good stories, masquerading in costumes, and yummy food. In honor of Purim triangular pastries called Hamantaschen (“Haman’s pockets filled with lots”) are served. This is because Haman is the villan in the story of Esther. A sweet cookie dough is rolled out, cut into circles, and traditionally filled with poppy or prune filling, then wrapped up into a triangular shape with the filling showing. Here is a simple recipe that you can try with your kids at home this Sunday, March 20th… —

Ingredients
4 Eggs

1 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup Oil

1/2 Lemon (zest and juice)

1 Tsp. Vanilla

5 Cups Sifted Flour

2 Tsp. Baking Powder

1 Egg to Brush

Jelly for Filling (Raspberry or Apricot)

Put them on a greased cookie sheet, brush with beaten egg and bake for 20 minutes. Enjoy! And don’t forget your graggers!!

–Jessi Walter, tastebudscook.com.