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They have so many names in English - hamentasch, homentash, homentasch, (h)umentash. In Hebrew you should say “Oznei Haman”, which simply means “Haman’s Ears”.

So just before Purim (the Jewish holiday during which we eat these great cookies), I wanted to suggest the new white chocolate and Irish Cream flaky dough I dreamt about a couple of weeks ago. It’s perfect for making Hamantash! I know because I’ve tried

And let me tell you, that Avi never loved Haman Ears before last year, when was the first time I tried making them. He said it was because their dough is usually so thick and tasteless. So the secret is (except having a good dough recipe) simply rolling the dough as thinly as you can, and then the ratio of dough-filling is simply perfect! Since then Avi really loves them. Also, my dear friend Shany, that visited me a couple of days ago, really loved them eventhough she doesn’t normally like Haman Ears as well. So go ahead, give them a try, you won’t regret it! And happy Purim everyone!

These I’m giving away as a Purim present (called Mishloah Manot)

You can find the recipe for the dough, both in English and in Hebrew here.
For shaping the Haman Ears, you need to roll out the dough, cut circles of it (a cup will suit just fine), fill each one with 1/2 tsp of Nutella (in my case ) and form a triangle out of it.

Tags: flaky dough, irish cream, nutella, white chocolate

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