Purim is all about the party, the fun and the celebrating. Get in the spirit this year and host a build-your-own hamantaschen party! Not everyone wants sweet treats these days, so why not make them savory?
Invite your favorite food-loving friends, open a few sparkling bottles of bubbly and lay out the fillings. Go crazy — use leftover veggies or sauté up some new ones. Lay out a cheese board and dip your hamantaschen into seeds and seasonings before baking.
You can try any and all sorts of fillings for your hamantaschen bar, but I opted for international flavors. I made an Everything “Bagel” hamantaschen (filled with smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers and sprinkled with everything bagel spice); spinach and feta-filled hamantaschen for a twist on the boureka; taco-stuffed hamantaschen; Mediterranean-style hamantaschen with chickpeas, harissa and spinach; and a French-inspired hamantaschen with caramelized onions, mushrooms and goat cheese.
We tried a lot of flavors that night. Everyone’s favorite? Pizza hamantaschen.
Have fun and happy hamantasch-ing, friends!
Savory Hamantaschen, Six Ways
The best Purim appetizers.
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 ¼ cup flour
- pinch of salt
- 8 Tbsp (1 stick) cold butter, cut into pieces
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup cold water
For the fillings:
- Everything “Bagel”: smoked salmon cut into small pieces, cream cheese, capers and everything bagel spice.
- Boreka: frozen and defrosted spinach (chopped finely), crumbled feta cheese and pine nuts.
- Pizza: marinara sauce, cubed mozzarella cheese and fresh or dried oregano.
- Mediterranean: chickpeas, harissa, spinach and lemon zest.
- French: caramelized onions and mushrooms, herbes de province and goat cheese.
- Mexican Taco: fill with refried beans. After baking, add guacamole and chopped tomatoes or salsa. Add fresh parsley for garnish.
Instructions
- Mix dough ingredients. Once dough is ready, cut dough in half and roll dough to about 9 inches in diameter or about ¼-inch thickness.
- Using a 2- or 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut dough into circles. Any leftover dough can be rolled out again to cut out more.
- Fill hamantaschen with your favorite fillings, but don’t overfill; each hamantaschen should have no more than ½ tsp filling.
- Once filled, pinch three corners around the filling to seal.
- Lay on baking sheet and bake at 400°F for about 15-17 minutes or until dough is lightly golden brown.
- Once done, remove from oven and top with cold toppings, such as guacamole, salsa, tomatoes and fresh parsley.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Holiday
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