Here's a traditional recipe for Purim.
Ingredients
4 cups flour
2 heaping teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon oil
Grated lemon rind
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Prune Filling:
1 pound prunes
1 orange, sliced, with rind
1/4 cup sugar (optional)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Rind and juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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Poppy Seed Filling:
1 can poppy seed filling
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
- Sift dry ingredients into bowl; break eggs into the center. Add oil and lemon rind and stir well.
- Mix together and knead lightly. (Refrigerate for 1/2 hour or let stand at room temperature for about an hour before rolling.)
- For Prune Filling, cook prunes and orange in small amount of water until tender. Chop together with remaining ingredients (remove orange rind first).
- For Poppy Seed Filling, stir all ingredients together thoroughly.
- Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick; cut into 3 inch rounds and put heaping teaspoon of filling in center of each. Draw up two sides and then the third and pinch together. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375° for about 20-25 minutes or until browned.
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