Life is complicated. Baking shouldn’t be. So, for anyone who can’t resist homemade Hamantashen for Purim and chooses to live a gluten- and allergen-free lifestyle, Mightylicious has a simply delicious answer – high-quality flour blends for baking up mouthwatering treats that look, taste, and act like the real thing.

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Purim, a joyous Jewish festival commemorating the survival of the Jews who, in the 5th century bce, were marked for death by their Persian rulers. The story is related in the biblical Book of Esther.

Gluten free hamantaschen are tender shortbread cookies made with a good quality gluten free flour blend and simply filled with sweet fruit jam. Usually eaten on the festival of Purim

Prep Time;20minutes mins

Cook Time: 25minutes mins

Chilling: 30vminutes mins

Servings: 24 cookies

Equipment: Silpat, Rolling Pin

Ingredients

▢12 tablespoons unsalted butter softened

▢⅔ cups sugar

▢2 eggs (1 for dough, another for egg wash)

▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract

▢1 teaspoon fresh orange zest or lemon zest

▢¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

▢2 ¼ cups gluten-free flour

Various fillings: (Make sure GF if using)

▢1 cup fruit jam

Instructions

In a large stand mixer (or hand mixer), cream the butter until light and soft. Add sugar and cream together.

Add 1 egg, vanilla and orange zest and mix well.

In another bowl, sift together the flour and salt.

In about 2 batches and with the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until just combined and use a spatula to scrape down the sides making sure everything is incorporated well.

Once mixed, take dough out and knead on a lightly floured surface until a smooth ball forms. Form the dough into a round, flat disk and wrap in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes or freezer for 10-15 minutes.

Remove dough from freezer or refrigerator and flour surface very well. Begin to roll out the dough and if the dough is too hard to roll, let it rest on the counter and pound with a rolling pin, if needed. This will help the dough create flexibility to roll out.

Roll out dough to about ¼ inch thick and use a 3 inch round cookie cutter to cut out circles. Don’t discard scraps, knead and roll out again to cut more circles.

Take one circle and place a teaspoon of filling in the center. Take one side of circle and fold in. Take other side and fold in, bringing the top corners together.

Pinch the corners and place the hamantaschen on a lined baking sheet. Whisk the other egg with a bit of water and brush egg wash onto hamantaschen cookies.

Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 22-25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through.

Let the cookies cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack and serving.

Notes

-Chill the Dough: After forming the dough into a ball, place the dough in the fridge for at least 20 minutes or freezer for 10-15 minutes to chill the dough. This will make it easier to roll out and keep the dough together.

-Save the Dough Scraps: As you cut the dough circles, save the scraps, combine and roll out for more hamantaschen cookies.

-Chill the formed Hamantaschen: To prevent the cookies from opening while baking, chill the formed cookies for 15-20 minutes before baking. This will make sure the dough will hold together.

-Make the Dough Ahead: Dough can be made, wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen for up to a month.

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