Joan Nathan’s Recipe for Yeast Hamantaschen – Kosher Recipes | OU Kosher Certification – OU Kosher Certification

Ingredients

• Filling:
• ½ cup water
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1½ Tablespoons orange zest
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 2¼ cups chopped pecans, walnuts or a mixture of your favorite dried fruits like prunes, dates, cherries, or apricots
• 2 Tablespoons bread crumbsDough:
• 2 Tablespoons instant yeast
• ¼ cup milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm or ¼ cup warm rice milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups unsalted butter or margarine, cold
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 7 cups flour
• 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream or pareve sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg, beaten (for glaze)