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Hamentashen fillings

This entry was posted in food and tagged baking cutoms food hamentashen Jewish Nanny Purim traditions on March 13, 2014 by Marla Cohen.

These fillings go with Nanny’s hamentashen, the dough I use each year for making Purim pastry.  Prune or apricot filling 1 lb dried fruit water 2-4 tablespoons of honey grated ginger, lemon rind Put fruit in a medium saucepan and fill with water almost to cover. Add honey and ginger for apricots, grated lemon rind […]

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Nanny’s hamentashen

This entry was posted in food and tagged baking cutoms food hamentashen Jewish holiday Purim tradition on March 13, 2014 by Marla Cohen.

  This is my grandmother’s recipe and my mother taught me how to make them. Sometimes my uncle would come assist. Now my daughter and a friend’s daughter help me. These are plain, simple and simply the best hamentashen ever, because they evoke childhood, family and Jewish life in the best possible way. They may […]

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