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Pecan Pie Hamantashen

February 17, 2014 by overtimecook 8 Comments

Pecan Pie Hamantashen are a perfectly delicious twist on the traditional favorite. 

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Don’t hate me people, but we’re kinda going into Purim mode here. I know. I know. I don’t want to face it either. Mostly because Passover is a month after Purim, and I really don’t want to face that. But what can you do? It’s all around us! Seriously, the purim mania seems to start earlier and earlier every year!

I’ve been busy lately creating some amazing recipes for my column in Ami magazine, but today, I am sharing one of my favorites from last year’s column: Pecan Pie Hamantashen!

If you’re one of those people who appreciates tradition, but doesn’t actually love hamantaschen, this recipe is for you. And if you’re one of the people who’s bored and ready for a change, this recipe for you. And of course, if you’re one of those who simply loves pecan pie (like me!) this recipe is definitely for you!

 

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Pecan Pie Hamantashen
Author: Miriam Pascal, OvertimeCook.Com
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 4 doz
 
Originally published in my column in Ami Magazine
Ingredients
  • For the pie crust:
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) frozen butter or margarine
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3-4 Tablespoons of ice water
  • For the pecan pie filling:
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup light corn syrup
  • 2 Tablespoons melted butter or margarine
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups finely chopped, toasted pecans
  • 1 egg white, for assembling
Instructions
  1. For the crust:
  2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, salt and sugar. Cut the frozen butter or margarine into cubes and spread over the flour mixture. Pulse a couple of times until there are no longer clumps of butter, and the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
  3. Add the egg yolks and three tablespoons of ice water, and pulse until the mixture comes together as a dough. If the dough appears too dry, add up to 1 additional tablespoon of ice water. Do not over-work the dough or the texture will get messed up.
  4. Divide the mixture in half, and place each half in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for at least a couple of hours, up to overnight.
  5. To assemble the Hamantashen:
  6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  7. In a small bowl, combine all filling ingredients except for the nuts. Whisk to combine. Add the nuts and stir them into the mixture.
  8. Roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to about ¼ of an inch. Cut out circles of dough and set aside. Repeat with all dough, then reroll the scraps and cut more circles.
  9. Spoon a small amount of the filling (about a teaspoon) into the center of a dough circle. Be careful not to get too much of the liquid, or it will drip out and cause the hamantash to open while baking. (At the end you may be left with some liquid from the filling.
  10. Lift up three sides of the circle, joining them in the center to form the hamantash shape. Squeeze the edges to keep them from opening.
  11. Beat the egg white lightly until foamy. Brush the beaten egg white along the seams to keep them from opening during baking.
  12. Place the hamantash on the prepared tray and repeat with remaining dough circles.
  13. Bake at 400 for 12-13 minutes, until golden.
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Thanks for stopping by, and come back soon for more delicious food! -Miriam

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Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Party, Pies/Tarts, purim, Seasonal, Traditional Tagged With: Cookies, dessert, hamantaschen, pecan pie


Comments

  1. Liz @ Tip Top Shape says

    February 18, 2014 at 8:42 am

    I’ve never heard of Hamantashen before! But this looks delicious!! I’ll eat anything if it’s pecan-pie-flavored 😀

    Reply
  2. Carla says

    February 22, 2014 at 9:42 am

    I remember when you texted me about these! I don’t celebrate Purim but that doesn’t mean I won’t make these. We love pecan pie around here.

    Reply
  3. Kimberly Shapiro says

    February 24, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Finally! A hamantashen that doesn’t include poppy seeds (which I hate)! THANK YOU!

    Reply
  4. dena @ohyoucook says

    March 4, 2014 at 8:45 pm

    Just as I was telling a friend about all the hamantaschen variations appearing this year, along (finally!) came my new favorite … yours!

    Reply
  5. Lorraine says

    March 7, 2014 at 8:08 am

    This looks great! I can’t wait to try this one. Will bring it to the seniors to try. Always looking for something different

    Reply
  6. Chanie says

    February 22, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    Tried it and it really wasn’t good:(
    Dough is tasteless and very margariny!
    It made way less than the estimated 4 dozen-more like 1 1/2 dozen-2 dozen at most!
    Was very disappointed.

    Reply
  7. Rachel Bibi says

    February 26, 2015 at 11:00 am

    Can you use the basic hamentash dough with this filling? or will it spill out?
    thanks!

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      February 26, 2015 at 3:54 pm

      I think it would work.

      Reply

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