Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I made my first gluten free hamentashen today, and they are great! (Sounding like Tony the Tiger in my head). I used my all-time favorite recipe and just added xanthan gum. It worked. Yay!!! The cookie part is slightly tougher than normal, but that could also be because my dc were playing with the dough while I was rolling them out. Here's the recipe, in case anyone's interested. These are more of a pastry crust rather than a cookie, not sweet on the outside. The original recipe is from a little old cookbook my mom gave me called Simple Jewish Cookery. Hamentashen 2 C GF flour mix (I used Bette Hagman's Featherlight Rice Flour Mix) 2 tsp. xanthan gum 1 C butter or margarine 1/2 lb. cream cheese Sift flour and mix with xanthan gum. Cream butter and cheese together until well blended. Gradually add flour a little at a time. Make a ball of dough and put in refrigerator overnight or for several hours. Roll out (not too thin), cut in 3-in. circles. Put about 1 T of filling (see Fillings below) in the center of each circle. Fold up sides to make triangles and pinch corners shut. Bake on greased or sprayed cookie sheet in 350 degree oven until cookies are golden, about 20 min. Do not let them get too brown or they will be tough. Makes about 36. Fillings: I like to use all-fruit jams in favorite flavors, nut, poppyseed and prune fillings from the baking section of the store (not sure if those are gf), and this year we used Nutella, which was soooo good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I didn’t know these were CREAM CHEESE cookies. How yummy is that!!! I’ll make them. Maybe I’ll take them to church Sunday—give the kids at least a taste of Purim this year! Laurie lbilyeu@... From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of mama3dancers Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:39 PM To: SillyYaks Subject: Hamentashen success!!! I made my first gluten free hamentashen today, and they are great! (Sounding like Tony the Tiger in my head). I used my all-time favorite recipe and just added xanthan gum. It worked. Yay!!! The cookie part is slightly tougher than normal, but that could also be because my dc were playing with the dough while I was rolling them out. Here's the recipe, in case anyone's interested. These are more of a pastry crust rather than a cookie, not sweet on the outside. The original recipe is from a little old cookbook my mom gave me called Simple Jewish Cookery. Hamentashen 2 C GF flour mix (I used Bette Hagman's Featherlight Rice Flour Mix) 2 tsp. xanthan gum 1 C butter or margarine 1/2 lb. cream cheese Sift flour and mix with xanthan gum. Cream butter and cheese together until well blended. Gradually add flour a little at a time. Make a ball of dough and put in refrigerator overnight or for several hours. Roll out (not too thin), cut in 3-in. circles. Put about 1 T of filling (see Fillings below) in the center of each circle. Fold up sides to make triangles and pinch corners shut. Bake on greased or sprayed cookie sheet in 350 degree oven until cookies are golden, about 20 min. Do not let them get too brown or they will be tough. Makes about 36. Fillings: I like to use all-fruit jams in favorite flavors, nut, poppyseed and prune fillings from the baking section of the store (not sure if those are gf), and this year we used Nutella, which was soooo good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Laurie, Just a warning: I have no idea how many calories and fat grams are in each of these, and I don't want to know. But it's hard to stop at just one. Enjoy, Laurie > > I didn't know these were CREAM CHEESE cookies. How yummy is that!!! I'll > make them. Maybe I'll take them to church Sunday-give the kids at least a > taste of Purim this year! > > > > Laurie > > lbilyeu@... > > _____ > > From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf > Of mama3dancers > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:39 PM > To: SillyYaks > Subject: Hamentashen success!!! > > > > I made my first gluten free hamentashen today, and they are great! > (Sounding like Tony the Tiger in my head). I used my all-time > favorite recipe and just added xanthan gum. It worked. Yay!!! The > cookie part is slightly tougher than normal, but that could also be > because my dc were playing with the dough while I was rolling them > out. Here's the recipe, in case anyone's interested. These are more > of a pastry crust rather than a cookie, not sweet on the outside. The > original recipe is from a little old cookbook my mom gave me called > Simple Jewish Cookery. > > Hamentashen > > 2 C GF flour mix (I used Bette Hagman's Featherlight Rice Flour Mix) > 2 tsp. xanthan gum > 1 C butter or margarine > 1/2 lb. cream cheese > > Sift flour and mix with xanthan gum. Cream butter and cheese together > until well blended. Gradually add flour a little at a time. Make a > ball of dough and put in refrigerator overnight or for several hours. > Roll out (not too thin), cut in 3-in. circles. Put about 1 T of > filling (see Fillings below) in the center of each circle. Fold up > sides to make triangles and pinch corners shut. Bake on greased or > sprayed cookie sheet in 350 degree oven until cookies are golden, > about 20 min. Do not let them get too brown or they will be tough. > Makes about 36. > > Fillings: I like to use all-fruit jams in favorite flavors, nut, > poppyseed and prune fillings from the baking section of the store (not > sure if those are gf), and this year we used Nutella, which was soooo > good. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Right—another reason to take them out of the house, huh? Laurie lbilyeu@... From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of mama3dancers Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:33 AM To: SillyYaks Subject: Re: Hamentashen success!!! Laurie, Just a warning: I have no idea how many calories and fat grams are in each of these, and I don't want to know. But it's hard to stop at just one. Enjoy, Laurie > > I didn't know these were CREAM CHEESE cookies. How yummy is that!!! I'll > make them. Maybe I'll take them to church Sunday-give the kids at least a > taste of Purim this year! > > > > Laurie > > lbilyeu@... > > _____ > > From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf > Of mama3dancers > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:39 PM > To: SillyYaks > Subject: Hamentashen success!!! > > > > I made my first gluten free hamentashen today, and they are great! > (Sounding like Tony the Tiger in my head). I used my all-time > favorite recipe and just added xanthan gum. It worked. Yay!!! The > cookie part is slightly tougher than normal, but that could also be > because my dc were playing with the dough while I was rolling them > out. Here's the recipe, in case anyone's interested. These are more > of a pastry crust rather than a cookie, not sweet on the outside. The > original recipe is from a little old cookbook my mom gave me called > Simple Jewish Cookery. > > Hamentashen > > 2 C GF flour mix (I used Bette Hagman's Featherlight Rice Flour Mix) > 2 tsp. xanthan gum > 1 C butter or margarine > 1/2 lb. cream cheese > > Sift flour and mix with xanthan gum. Cream butter and cheese together > until well blended. Gradually add flour a little at a time. Make a > ball of dough and put in refrigerator overnight or for several hours. > Roll out (not too thin), cut in 3-in. circles. Put about 1 T of > filling (see Fillings below) in the center of each circle. Fold up > sides to make triangles and pinch corners shut. Bake on greased or > sprayed cookie sheet in 350 degree oven until cookies are golden, > about 20 min. Do not let them get too brown or they will be tough. > Makes about 36. > > Fillings: I like to use all-fruit jams in favorite flavors, nut, > poppyseed and prune fillings from the baking section of the store (not > sure if those are gf), and this year we used Nutella, which was soooo > good. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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