Persian-style hamantaschen - The Jewish Chronicle

Ingredients

• For the date and orange:
• 75g pitted dates
• 1 orange - ½ tsp orange zest and 20ml orange juice
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• For the rose scented custard:
• 200ml ready-made, thick custard
• 1-2 drops rose extract
• 30g of raw tahini plus sprinkle of sesame seeds to decorate
• 30g of ground pistachios plus a few shelled pistachios to decorate
• For the hamantaschen dough: 125g butter, softened
• 50g sugar
• 1-2 egg yolk (medium eggs)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 250g-275g plain flour