Hamantashen - Best Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and lower in saturated fat.

fruit preserves

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fresh fruit offers a healthier option with no added sugars.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with unique flavors.

Beat the eggs and add the sugar.

Add the oil and mix on high to emulsify.

Zest citrus using a microplane zester.

Mix in the dry ingredients.

Refrigerate the dough for two to three hours.

Scrape the dough out of the bowl and wrap it in wax paper or plastic wrap.

Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment paper.

Use a round cookie cutter or the rim of a glass to cut out circles.

Place a generous teaspoon of pastry filling onto each circle.

Pinch the corners tightly to form traditional triangles.

Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until the edges are golden and the filling is bubbling.

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