Many people make amazing themed mishloach manot.
I just give out hamantaschen.
I think it's okay.
So this year we made a lot of "normal" hamantaschen. A few batches of my Aunt Dora's recipe and a few batches of cream-cheese dough. One batch of yeast dough, too.
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| My brother is visiting from Israel and he helped with a lot of the fun! |
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| Bubbie (my mom) made a whole bunch of filling for us! |
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| Zeyde (my dad) approves |
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| Why yes, they ARE playing with flour. Doesn't everyone? |
And as usual, I wanted to try something new.
I was totally inspired by this post from Pragmatic Attic, Midnight Mint Hamantaschen.
But since I already have a chocolate dough that I know and love, my brother suggested that we just replace the vanilla with mint extract. And since I'd already bought the Special Dark Cocoa, I used that too. Just the dough was pretty darn yummy. Then we added the mint ganache as filling and they were outstanding.
Maybe other new ideas coming, we'll see!
If you're still looking for hamantaschen ideas, here are some of my previous posts on the subject.
Great-Aunt Dora's Dough Recipe (a basic, wonderful, forgiving dough recipe)
Yeast Dough
Chocolate Dough
Cream Cheese Dough
Hamantaschen Tips and Tricks
And if you don't like hamantaschen, try these Palmiers for Purim.
P.S. Hamantaschen are GREAT for breakfast. Just ask Solly:
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