Happy Purim!
Happy Purim!
It’s time to celebrate the holiday of Purim! Purim started at sundown on Monday and continues until sundown today.
I hope the past several weeks of posts have given you a good understanding of the holiday and why it’s still so significant 2500 years later!
Gather some friends, have the kids dress up in whatever costumes you have on hand (the Bible story characters are always great but any costume will do), make some Hamantaschen (see recipe below) and share your favorite candies or sweets. And, most importantly, read the story of Esther readers’ theatre style, booing when Haman’s name is read and cheering for Mordecai and Esther.
Last, but not least, find a local or national charity to donate to in honor of the holiday. Sharing resources with others is a perfect way to celebrate the joy of the holiday.
Happy Purim!
Hamantachen
FOR THE DOUGH, BEAT:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (16 Tbsp.) 1 pkg. cream cheese, softened (8 oz.) ½ cup sugar Minced zest of 1 orange, plus 1 tsp. orange juice
ADD:
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted ½ tsp. table salt
FOR THE FILLING, SPOON:
¾ cup preserves, Nutella, 1 egg, beaten
INSTRUCTIONS
For the dough, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, and zest with a mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Add flour and salt to the butter mixture and beat just until incorporated.
Divide dough in half and shape halves into disks
Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll one dough disk on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thick. Cut dough into rounds with a 3-inch cutter. Transfer rounds to prepared baking sheets. Repeat rolling, cutting, and transferring of remaining dough disk; reroll scraps once and repeat method.
For the filling, spoon 1/2 tsp. Nutella and 1 tsp. raspberry preserves in the center of each dough round; brush egg around edges. Form triangle shape by folding in edges, pinching into corners, and leaving an opening at the center of the filling. Brush exposed dough with egg.
Repeat filling, brushing, folding, pinching, and brushing with all remaining dough rounds and fruit butter. Freeze cookies 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Bake cookies until golden, ⏰ 20–30 minutes; transfer baking sheets to racks and let cookies cool completely.
Grab one before they all disappear!
