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These buttery, decadent, delicious and easy Hamantaschen will make you wonder why you haven't been celebrating Purim everyday. 

 

Ingredients:

 

DOUGH

2 cups of flour

1 tbsp baking powder

A pinch of salt

4 tbsp powdered sugar

¼ cup diced and cold non-dairy butter

1 ts vanilla extract

¼ cup unsweetened almond milk (or any

other non-dairy milk)

 

FILLING

¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 tbsp non-dairy butter

½ finely chopped walnuts

 

Directions:

 

DOUGH

1. Place flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a food processor with the steel blade attachment and pulse five times until everything has mixed together.

2. While pulsing, gradually add the butter until the mixture becomes crumbly.

3. While pulsing, add the vanilla extract and gradually add the milk until the mixture comes together to a ball of dough. If your mixture hasn’t come together, just try adding another tablespoon of milk. You should get a soft and shiney dough.

4. Take the dough out of the food processor, then using your hands form a tight ball, cover with a plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour and a half.

 

FILLING

1.Place chocolate chips and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave for 20 seconds, then remove from the microwave and mix using a whisk or a fork.

2. Heat the bowl again for 30 seconds, remove from the microwave and mix.

3. Heat the bowl for another 10 seconds, remove from the microwave, add the chopped walnuts and mix. Put the bowl in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to let it harden a bit.

 

ASSEMBLY

1. Preheat oven for 350F.

2. Place the dough on a well-floured surface.

3. Roll it out to a ⅛ inch thickness.

4. Using a cookie cutter or a simple glass cup, cut dough into circles.

5. Place a teaspoon of the filling in the middle of each circle.

6. Carefully fold the top right of the circle towards the center, then fold the left side towards the center, overlapping the upper part of the right side, and finally, fold the bottom part towards the center, creating a triangle. Pinch dough at the edges of the triangle.

7. Bake for 20 minutes or until the dough turns golden.

8. Sift some powdered sugar on top and serve!

 

Happy Purim! :)

 

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