Comments on: My Favorite Jewish Pastry. http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jayne Cohen http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-4753 Jayne Cohen Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:45:02 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-4753 Mango-kiwi must have been luscious! For Purim 2008, I invite all hamantaschen lovers to enter my contest for best filling--details at http://jewishholidaycooking.com/food.shtml I'll send the winner a copy of my new book, Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Classics and Improvisations. Hope you can join--Jayne Mango-kiwi must have been luscious! For Purim 2008, I invite all hamantaschen lovers to enter my contest for best filling–details at http://jewishholidaycooking.com/food.shtml I’ll send the winner a copy of my new book, Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover’s Classics and Improvisations. Hope you can join–Jayne

]]> By: Adin http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-448 Adin Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:30:52 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-448 Our new flavor this year ended up being homemade mango-kiwi jam, because I found a ripe mango and a ripe kiwi. Our new flavor this year ended up being homemade mango-kiwi jam, because I found a ripe mango and a ripe kiwi.

]]> By: Leah Koenig http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-337 Leah Koenig Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:38:43 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-337 Ok - we've done it! Last night Anna and I made the ultimate hamentashen. We used this recipe for the dough (very good) - http://jewishappleseed.org/apple/hamnrecp.htm Filling: dried pears, chopped finely slivered almonds, chopped finely crystallized ginger, chopped finely lemon juice (we used 1 lemon per 3 dried pear halves) sugar (not too much - maybe 1-2 tablespoons?) a little water All ingredients combined and boiled down into a thick jam. Ok - we’ve done it! Last night Anna and I made the ultimate hamentashen.

We used this recipe for the dough (very good) - http://jewishappleseed.org/apple/hamnrecp.htm

Filling:
dried pears, chopped finely
slivered almonds, chopped finely
crystallized ginger, chopped finely
lemon juice (we used 1 lemon per 3 dried pear halves)
sugar (not too much - maybe 1-2 tablespoons?)
a little water

All ingredients combined and boiled down into a thick jam.

]]> By: Mark Hurvitz http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-323 Mark Hurvitz Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:35:39 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-323 Oh, really… the only true Hamentaschen are made with poppy seeds. All the rest are simply pocket pastries with a variety of fillings. `//rite on! ,\\ark Hurvitz Oh, really… the only true Hamentaschen are made with poppy seeds.

All the rest are simply pocket pastries with a variety of fillings.

`//rite on!
,\\ark Hurvitz

]]> By: Aliza Wasserman http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-321 Aliza Wasserman Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:12:32 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-321 The best Hamantaschen I've ever had were in Cuba- guava hamantaschen, to be made with guava jelly. Though I've never made them myself, I especially like them because they give a little taste of tropical warmth to get us through the winter. The best Hamantaschen I’ve ever had were in Cuba- guava hamantaschen, to be made with guava jelly. Though I’ve never made them myself, I especially like them because they give a little taste of tropical warmth to get us through the winter.

]]> By: Anna Stevenson http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-315 Anna Stevenson Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:02:51 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-315 PUMPKIN hamentaschen? yes please! i actually have a pumpkin left over from halloween that i never got around to making soup out of....it might have just found its destiny this weekend! i'm with you on the poppyseed and cherry tho. perennial favorites. and chocolate chips are always delightful - maybe even nuttella? welcome to the blog! PUMPKIN hamentaschen? yes please! i actually have a pumpkin left over from halloween that i never got around to making soup out of….it might have just found its destiny this weekend!
i’m with you on the poppyseed and cherry tho. perennial favorites. and chocolate chips are always delightful - maybe even nuttella?
welcome to the blog!

]]> By: Leah Koenig http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-314 Leah Koenig Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:46:39 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/my-favorite-jewish-pastry/#comment-314 Hey Adin - It's really great to have your voice on this blog. My two suggestions: raspberry (made with really good raspbery jam, not that fake too-sweet stuff) or orange-marmalade. I just bought some orange preserves made with Italian blood oranges. It's amazing and would probably make a tasty alternative to an apricot hametashen. Hey Adin - It’s really great to have your voice on this blog. My two suggestions: raspberry (made with really good raspbery jam, not that fake too-sweet stuff) or orange-marmalade. I just bought some orange preserves made with Italian blood oranges. It’s amazing and would probably make a tasty alternative to an apricot hametashen.

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