As has become an annual tradition, the Steinhardts have once again baked Hamantaschen for Purim. In addition, as has become an annual tradition , I get to bore everyone to tears with the pictures. 
Here are this year’s pictures: 2009
And, for the purposes of comparison, here are the pictures from previous years:
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Enjoy!
Zev Steinhardt
Yummy! Purim sameach!
Zev, I bought a box of Hamantaschen last week, and it made me think of you and your kiddos! It always looks like you have a ball making them, and I’m sure they taste better than the ones I bought at the grocery store (although those were pretty tasty).
I can 't believe how your kids have grown! It’s really neat to see the pictures over the years. 
Ohhhh man, I loves me some hamantaschen. They are definitely on the “to bake” list as soon as I get the money together to buy my new oven. It doesn’t look I’ll have nearly as much fun making them as you and yours did though.
I’ve been waiting for this thread. Those used to be little kids. My gosh! Now they’re so grown up.
Been waiting for this thread.
Same as above, I’ve also been looking forward to this thread. They’re so grown up.
Thanks for sharing these every year!
I wish I still had the recipes I used for hamantaschen, when I worked at the deli in Michigan. The cookie dough itself was good, but it was that recipe for the poppyseed filling that was the YUM!
And yes, I’ve been expecting this thread as well!
It’s so neat to see the progression from year to year. Glad to see that Avraham joined in again! And yes, it looks like everyone is having so much fun.
Are there any adults supervising this pastry baking? All these people look to be teenagers.
This was great. You have a lovely family, Zev. Want to share some hamantaschen? I haven’t had the chance to make some this year. 
Purim sameach!
Is it that time already? It seems like the last hamantaschen update was just last week… my how time flies (and my oh my, look how big the kids have gotten!).
I do believe I might just have to try making some hamantaschen of my own this year. I don’t suppose you’d be willing to part with your recipe (assuming you haven’t posted it somewhere already)?
As per my lovely wife:
OK…here’s the Hamentashen recipe we use:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup shortening
3 eggs
1/2 cup orange juice
4 cups flour
3 tsps baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
2 lbs. mohn filling (though I use lemon, prune, cherry…whatever tempts your palate!)
[ed note: mohn = poppy]
Cream sugar, oil, and shortening. Add eggs and juice and mix well. Blend with dry ingredients and roll into a ball. Divide into 4 parts. Roll out each piece very thin (approx. 1/8 inich) on a floured board. With the rim of a cup or glass, cut into the dough to make circles. Place 1/2 to 2/3 teaspoon of filling in middle of each circle.
To shape into triangles, lift up right and left sides, leaving bottom side down, and bring both sides to meet at center, above the filling. Lift bottom side up center, above the filling. Lift bottom side up to center to meet other two sides.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brush dough with beaten egg before baking. Place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes.
Yields approx. 4 dozen Hamantashen,
(YUM!)
Zev Steinhardt
Thanks for sharing, Zev! That looks much easier than I thought it would be… and I’m sure I won’t have any trouble finding people to help me get rid of 4 dozen cookies once I’m done.
I was wondering and looking at the pictures and yes - we call them “dirty diapers” and fold them a little different.
Serves ONE. :j
How come your kids are so much older, when I haven’t aged a day?
But the picture of your daughter pointing at her brother with her tongue out is a close replica of one of my two offspring, also in a cooking situation.
How old are they, if you don’t mind sharing?
Regards,
Shodan
Avraham is 15
Chaim is 13
Tzivya is 12
Zev Steinhardt (who is about as old as the three of them combined).
Why is that one boy trying to strangle another girl in one of the pictures? A Purim tradition that I had never heard of?
Maybe I’ll pull out my Jewish cookbook and make some of those for our Religious Exploration class at Church on Sunday. Purim is tomorrow, right?