Purim Ponderings

The Jewish holiday of Purim is coming up in a couple weeks, and with that comes the need for hamentashen. For those who have never heard of them, hamentashen are a shortbread/sugar cookie with jam (or chocolate) in the middle folded into a triangle. They represent the hat worn by the villain in the Purim story.

There are many schools of thought on what makes the best hamentashen. Some like them heavy, some want them crispy. Some say that the only proper filling is prunes or poppy jam. Less traditional toppings like apricot jam, raspberry jam, chocolate chips, and even Nutella have started to take over from the traditional fillings. Then there's the options of making them from scratch, from cookie dough, or from a cake mix. I'll probably be opting for scratch, with cookie dough as a back up. I'm an apricot/raspberry jam kind of gal, but will probably do a few chocolate ones too to keep the fans happy.

If you want to give these tasty treats a try, allrecipes has some easy recipes - from scratch and from a cake mix. Give them a try - or stop by and have some of ours - surely we'll have plenty!!