Comments on: Yid.Dish: Savory Hamantaschen

By: TamarLeah

TamarLeah — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:14:32 +0000

This year in the eternal endeavor to have the amount of filling match the amount of dough I made MANGO-PAPAYA
hamantaschen-YOWZA I highly recommend them.

By: Ketzirah Carly

Ketzirah Carly — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:57:18 +0000

Mohn filling is ready to go! I made that last night using Gil Marks’ recipe!

By: Leah Koenig

Leah Koenig — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:25:04 +0000

Thanks Ketzirah Carly - if you end up making them, let us know how they turn out.

Good point Bea - I was thinking calzones as a comparison, but burekas work too :)

By: Bea Wyler

Bea Wyler — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:18:39 +0000

Everything savory that goes into Burekas, should also be fit for savory Hamantashen. Happy Purim!

By: Ketzirah Carly

Ketzirah Carly — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:13:49 +0000

that’s a brilliant idea! I’m still going to make mohn-filled ones — but I may make a few savories too!

By: chanie

chanie — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:29:49 +0000

i’ve made an apple/lemon/nut galette, and also spinach/onion/cheese. the larger one is more like a ‘pie’ and a nice addition to a purim seudah.

By: Leah Koenig

Leah Koenig — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:40:43 +0000

Dont you worry, Chanie - there was plenty of honey and/or nutella swirled in with the peanut butter!

What do you put in your galette?

By: chanie

chanie — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:38:36 +0000

first of all, add some chocolate to the peanut butter next time…yum! (we’ve also done peanut butter and jelly, but the ‘reese’s’ ones are always a hit)

i’ve also done hamantaschen shaped calzones (which i’ll be making tonight for shabbat)- dough is different, obviously, and dont have the crunch, but a fun variation.

another variation we’ve done are large galette - savory and sweet - shaped like a hamantaschen (you just fold up the dough like a hamantaschen instead of all around like you normally would.)

By: Leah Koenig

Leah Koenig — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:07:53 +0000

Hey - glad you like the blog!

I knew there’d be at least one or two die-hard mohn fans out there - more power to you! But while it’s true I’ve only ever tried the fake-y stuff, I’m still a bit skeptical. Maybe I’ll have to take you up on your offer to try the homemade version if I ever make it out to Seattle - or you can always send a batch to the Hazon office! ;-)

p.s. You can buy raisins at the farmers’ market in seattle? that’s amazing!

By: mamboboy

mamboboy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:39:08 +0000

I am an avid reader of your blog (read:big fan). However, your attitude towards Mohn hamentaschen is totally off-putting. As I sit here with fresh poppyseeds, raw honey and farmers market bought raisins stewing on the stove waiting to meet its destiny and read your post, I can only imagine that whoever made you your so despised mohn hamentaschen went for the store bought brand. Boo hoo, hoo poor, poor you. Next year you are welcome at our house for some sumptuous delights - all homemade and fresh.
-staring at the mohn in seattle