HAMANTASHEN

Dough:

• Sugar - 1 cup
• Flour - 3-4 cups
• Baking powder - 1 ½ tsp.
• Salt - ½ tsp.
• Butter or margarine - 8 oz.
• Eggs - 2, beaten
• Orange juice - ½ cup

1. Mix dry ingredients together and cut in shortening until it is in small pieces.
2. Add eggs and orange juice.
3. Mix together into a small ball.
4. Roll out on a floured surface.
5. Cut out rounds with a glass.

Filling: Jam - 16 oz., prune or your favorite flavor jam (Substitutes: poppy seeds or chocolate chips)

Put one teaspoon filling in center of each round. Pick up edges in center to form a triangle and pinch dough together with floured fingers. Baste top with egg yolk diluted with a bit of water. Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 30 minutes or until lightly browned.

(From "Adventures in Bubby Irma's Kitchen," by Irma Charles, Targum Press)

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