COOKIE DOUGH HAMATASHEN with Apricot and Prune Fillingsingredients - 3 eggs beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- juice from 1 naval orange or 1/2 cup orange juice
- juice from one lemon (1 to 3 tbsp)
- 5 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
directions - Mix ingredients in the order given.
- Chill.
- Roll out in small amounts into 1/4" thickness.
- Cut into 2" to 3" rounds
- Fill with about a 1/2 tsp of filling (see below for recipes).
- Shape dough into triangle; pinch openings together
- Bake for 30-430 minutes at Bake @3750 or until browned.
Apricot Fillingingredients - 2 cups dried apricots
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
- boiling water
directions - Cook apricots with water until they are soft.
- Add part of the sugar and cook over low heat for 10 more minutes or until soft. Taste. Add more sugar if necessary.
Prune Fillingingredients - 1 lb. prunes
- 2 tsp lomon juice
- Grated rind of one lemon
directions - Soak prunes in hot water several hours or overnight.
- Cook until soft
- Drain, remove pits
- Chop
- Add lemon juice and rind
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