Components:
for the cookie:
1/3 cup butternut squash puree
1/3 cup oil canola oil
2 tablespoons fig preserves or jam (I used my do-it-yourself fig honey cardamom jam)
3/4 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice (I used Cara Cara oranges)
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
filling:
1/4 cup fig preserves or jam (I used my do-it-yourself fig honey cardamom jam)
Instructions:
In a big bowl, combine collectively the butternut squash puree, canola oil, fig preserves, and orange juice till clean. Stir within the flour, baking powder and sugar till a clean batter varieties. Refrigerate half-hour to 1 hour or till agency to the contact.
Preheat oven to 350°. Line two cookie sheets with silipats or parchment paper.
Roll the dough out onto a clear, floured floor. When the dough is a few 1/4 inch thick, reduce 2 1/2-3 inch* circles out of the dough. Place them on the ready pans. Spoon rather less than 1 teaspoon preserves into the center of every circle. Fold three sides in the direction of the middle and press right down to type a triangle.
Bake 12 minutes or till golden. Take away to wire rack to chill fully.
*I take advantage of a doughnut cutter with the insert eliminated or a biscuit cutter.
Word: If utilizing a fig jam/protect that doesn’t embrace honey, this recipe could be vegan. Strive my fig-port jam.
My ideas:
I made a decision to make hamantaschen as a result of Purim is that this weekend! I like hamantaschen and the story behind why we make these cookies this time of yr. I wrote an article about Purim and hamantaschen for NPR some time again and since then, I’ve created recipes for a rugelach-inspired cream cheese primarily based hamantaschen, chocolate hamantaschen, vegan hamantaschen full of kiwi jam and orange ginger hamantaschen. Since I can, hamantaschen are a fantastic excuse to make use of up final yr’s do-it-yourself jam (simply be certain it’s thick or it should run) simply earlier than canning season begins up once more. This yr’s hamantaschen is full of not solely sneaky squash however fig jam is baked into the dough for further taste and fiber.
I wasn’t certain how the puree would work in a cookie recipe however the puree was so clean, it actually appeared to “disappear” into the batter. Utilizing the puree not solely added further veggies but it surely gave it a few of the bulk I’d usually get from butter so which means the recipe is vegan and pareve (with out utilizing margarine!). The dough was very simple to roll out and work with and tasted unbelievable! Nobody would know there was squash within the cookies in case you didn’t inform them, they have been simply frivolously candy.
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