I explored using new fillings, some of which worked better than others. My favorites were applesauce and banana-Nutella. I used homemade applesauce, which I make without sugar, and the result was like a bite of apple pie. You might want to refrigerate these if you want them to keep. The Nutella and banana hamantashen were heaven when they first came out of the oven, so I suggest making only as many as you plan to eat immediately (which, let’s be honest, could be a few). By the next day, the banana was a little rubbery.

However, the Nutella and walnut hamantashen I made were delish, even a few days later. In keeping with some level of tradition, I made a dried fruit one with a fig filling which kept well. While I’m not a major fig advocate, they were tastier than expected.

Have fun, and mix it up this Purim! Experiment with new fillings, and let me know what you discover.

Ingredients
Cookie:
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cups shortening
2 eggs
6 tbsp water
½ tsp vanilla
3 cups sifted flour
1 cup sifted wheat or wheat pastry flour

Filling
Fruit: Chop almonds, figs and white raisins. Mix together.
Banana-Nutella: Place one tbsp Nutella in the center of the dough, and place one round slice of banana on top.

Nutella-walnut: Place the Nutella on the dough first, and sprinkle chopped walnut on top.
Applesauce: Either use store-bought applesauce, or make your own. Place tbsp sauce on dough, and once folded into a triangle, sprinkle cinnamon on top.

Part 1

Cream the sugar and shortening.
Add the eggs and continue to cream until smooth.
Stir in water and vanilla.
Add sifted flour, and mix until you can mold it into balls.
Roll into 1-1 ½ inch balls and cover layers with wax paper in a bowl. Place bowl in the fridge overnight.

Part 2

Preheat oven to 375°F
Press balls into 1/2 inch thick rounds on floured surface. Add lots of flour if dough gets greasy.
Place approximately 1 tbsp of desired toppings in the center of the dough and fold up three sides, forming a triangle. Press each corner firmly, so it stays put while baking.
Place hamantashen on a greased baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.

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Purim is one of those goodies in the book promoting something fun like indulging and reclining or keeping all the lights off and pleasing wifey on the hebdomadaire, or–this time, wholesome roleplay! Not a pagan holiday like Halloween, dressing for the ho-down to get Merv the Perv all hot and sweaty is good by ma, and if you’re going at the evening with libations so potent you risk hooking up with another raver, well, that’s even better by the tribe. So lose yourself in your too-short Esther garb with more timely bevs:

Drinks for a Purim Rave

Esther’s a Silvester

This cross-dressing drink will make you see rainbows. Technicolor Jell-O Shots plus your Purim poison of choice. Cans of whipped cream set up for the daring and you’ve got yourself an evening.

But if you don’t dig hoof, I’m sure an alternativerecipe uses none of it if you can figure it out.

Haman’s Nuts

If you’re lost on what to do with the tub of Nutella in your cupboard that you’re not eating, get that baby on a double boiler and dilute your bottle of Grand Marnier.

For the rest of us, here’s what you need to shake and serve on ice:

1 shot Chocolate liqueur

1 shot Hazelnut liqueur

½ shot Grand Marnier

2 cherries

Mordechai’s Wire Whiskey

This is a night to celebrate. It’s the good Jewish boy’s version of a lucky hustler on a binge. Say it with me: tonight’s the night. Break out the good stuff. If you can’t get yourself on a plane to Chicago’s Delilah’s, stock your place with their specials–because a whiskey good enough for a cheap bastard on a St. Paddy’s rampage in Lincoln Park is good enough for this party. Do it all weekend.

Daily Specials

Friday: Maker’s Mark

Saturday: Four Roses

Sunday: Benchmark

Ahashverous’s Insomnia

We might have to admit to that tinge of sad when a limit on the Kinsey scale of American drinking habits was found in 4Loco, formerly sold next to the Franzia. So practice your freedoms if you’re a good American and have a nice legal time.

(Sugarfree) Redbull

Pomegranate 5 Hour Energy

Flask of vodka

Pocket the ingredients, unless you’re rockin a Camelback. Conducive to staying on the go, even the busiest of bodies can celebrate as the king of his oyster.

Build-Your-Own-Grogger

Grogger? Just another word for beerbong. If you build it, they will come. So get the party started and pour all that valuable homebrew down the drain.

1 funnel

1 meter rubber tubing

Tape

Skillz

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