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      Title: Traditional Hamantaschen
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 24 servings
 
      1    Dry yeast
    1/4 c  Milk; lukewarm
    1/2 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Butter
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Milk; scalded
      2    Eggs; slightly beaten
      4 c  All-purpose flour
      1    Egg yolk
 
  Recipe by: The Jewish Festival Cookbook, p 110
      This is a different version, but it is the one baked frequently in
  Israel.  It is a yeasted version, and I have never baked any other one
  since I tried this one.  I recommend it. Olivia Liebermann Dissolve the
  yeast in the 1/4 cup of lukewarm milk, making certain that the milk is not
  too warm.  Stir in 1 tablespoon of sugar and set aside. In a deep mixing
  bowl, combine the butter, remaining sugar, salt and scalded milk, and stir
  until all are blended. When lukewarm, stir in the yeast. Add the eggs and
  about 2 cups of the flour, and beat to a smooth batter. Add remaining flour
  to make a tender dough.  Turn out on a floured board and knead for about 2
  minutes. Grease a large mixing bowl; grease whole surface of the large ball
  of dough and place dough in bowl.  Cover.  Let rise in a warm, not hot,
  place, to double its bulk. (Takes from 2 to 4 hours.) Again knead on a
  floured board for about a minute. Roll out 1/8 of an inch thick. Cut into
  3- to 4-inch circles.
        Place filling on each. Recipe for Mohn Filling follow. To shape true
  hamantaschen, pinch eges of a circle together over filling, leaving about
  1/2 open, forming a cornucopia. Then fold over the flap and pinch these
  edges firmly together. Arrange well apart on a greased cookie sheet. Cover
  with a cloth and let rise again in a wam place to double in bulk. Brush
  tops with the egg yolk, thinned with a little water. Bake in a moderate
  oven (350 F) for 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 2 to 2 1/2 dozen. NOTES
  : 114 calories if yield is 2 1/2 dozen. 142 calories if yield is 2 dozen
 
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