Recipe - Hamentaschen

Cream Cheese Pastry; double
recipe OR Basic Oil Dough
Prune Filling; Date Filling,
Or, Apricot Raisin

Prepare desired dough as directed. If using Cream Cheese Pastry, prepare in
two batches.

Prepare desired filling. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Flour each piece of
dough lightly. Roll out on a floured board or pastry cloth to 1/4"
thickness. Cut in 3" circles.

Place a spoonful of filling on each circle. Bring sides upwards to meet.
Pinch to form a triangle.

Place on a greased cookie sheet. If desired, brush with 1 egg yolk which
has been blended with 1 tsp. water.

Bake Cream Cheese Pastry Hamentaschen at 400'F for about 15 minutes, and
Oil Dough Hamentaschen at 350'F for 25 to 30 minutes. Freezes well.

Yield: about 4 dozen.

Recipe by: Norene Gilletz "The Pleasures of Your Processor" Recipe by
Vegetarian site*
Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Bob & Carole Walberg"
walbergr@mb.sympatico.ca on Feb 20, 1998