Great-Grandmother Bubbie's Hamantaschen
"Brought over from Poland by my great-grandmother, these little fruit-filled cookies are traditional for the Jewish holiday Purim where they are put in gift baskets and given to all one's friends. We always make extra so there are some left over for us, they are the best! (The filling can be anything, for a shortcut, you can substitute any flavor of jam, but this is the original filling.)"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Prune | not in our table | 0 |
| Safflower | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups pitted prunes, cooked, drained and mashed
- 2 cups dried apricots, cooked drained and mashed
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup safflower oil
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 orange, zested
- 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup white sugar, or to taste