Hamantaschen Recipe: How to Make It

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried apricots (2-1/2 cups)
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• DOUGH:
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons 2% milk
• 1-1/3 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 4 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Confectioners' sugar, optional