Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Chocolate Brownie Hamentashen Filling

I've found this recipe at this blog:
http://kosherrecipes.bravejournal.com/
and with permission I publish it here-
Ingredients: 5. oz semi-sweet chocolate, 3 oz. unsweetened (!) chocolate ,6 tablespoon. butter, margarine , 2/3 c. flour1 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt., 2 eggs, 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules, 3/4 c. sugar, 3/4 c. chocolate or coffee chips, 1/3 c. chopped walnuts or pecans

directions
A. Put 5 oz semisweet chocolate and the unsweetened chocolate together in a microwave-proof bowl then melt in microwave
B. Mix in butter, flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, vanilla, coffee and sugar.
C. Combine, mix well, then fold in the chocolate chips and nuts (if using)
D. Bake leftover filling and treat like Brownie Bites!

The best Hamantashen filling

A nice text I found a few days ago:
As a young kid, I had only a nodding acquaintance with Purim. I was dressed up as Queen Esther, I dutifully turned the gragger and won some trinkets at the Hebrew school Purim Carnival. But I never knew about the real Mitzvos that are supposed to be done on this wonderful holiday.
On one Purim, years later, I recall getting bags and boxes of goodies from friends. Elaborate with hand made labels, they were lovingly placed in little decorated boxes. It wasn't my birthday, so why was I being treated to gifts?
That's when I first found out about the custom of sharing Mishloach Manot gifts of nosh and hamantashen.
Basically, we must send at least one friend at least two kinds of edibles.
Here's the rest: http://www.jewish-holiday.com/hamantash.html