My Italian tradition is around Christmas time and my mother use to made these a couple weeks before Christmas and I use to help her and I would learn, specially the raisins and Figs but no rum and I didn't have any figs..lol...
♡I doubled on the pastry ♡
☆made two kinds of filling ☆
Filled w/Apricot Lekvar.........
rolled out and cut to shapes.....
cookie dough ready to chill...........
in a plastic bag & pressed down gently w/ rolling pin.....
finally done mixing........
the egg York's mix to the flour & mixed...
mix the in dry ingredients w/ the butter/sugar .....
mix the sugar and butter...........
made the raisins & currents and soaked in dark Cuba rum mix filling...
processed in a small food processors....
Put in 1 orange zest & I lemon zest plus 1/4 of lemon juice..........
I don’t like poppy seeds, I do like these two fillings and the pastry is good......
They look absolutely amazing sis !!(Yours are better then some of them and yous know how you are in this group !! And the way i see it you don't f...ing need them !!)
ReplyDeletethank you so much big sister for your sweet comment and they are very delicious indeed....
DeleteLooks delicious with your filling.
ReplyDeletethank you Peggy...
DeleteThey turned out beautifully, Maggie!
ReplyDeletethank you Susan for your nice words..
DeleteI love the shape of your hamantaschen. Love your rum fruit filling too! Great photos. I don't see your blog on the sidebar of Marie's blogroll. Did you drop out of the group?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Patricia for you kind comment, the filling is absolutely delicious and I hope you try it soon ,it means a lot to me when you stop by Patricia....
DeleteYour cookies look beautiful Rosa! I don't mind the traditional poppy seed, but I'd definitely prefer your fillings - they sound divine.
ReplyDeletethank you Zosia for your nice words and hope you try it soon the filling...
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