# Once again, the Steinhardts bake Hamantaschen! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797 "2009-03-09T02:35:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/1 "2009-03-09T02:35:17Z")
As has become an annual tradition, the Steinhardts have once again baked Hamantaschen for Purim. In addition, [as](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410350)[has](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362600)[become](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309060)[an annual](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=243343)[tradition](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=170393) , I [get to bore](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460000) everyone to tears with the pictures. šŸ™‚ Here are this yearā€™s pictures: [2009](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157614887980733/) And, for the purposes of comparison, here are the pictures from previous years: [2008](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157604132364724/) [2007](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157600381396777/) [2006](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157600381393995/) [2005](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157600381394759/) [2004](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157600381394417/) [2003](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157600381394595/) [2002](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zev_ari/sets/72157600381395327/) Enjoy! Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/2 "2009-03-09T02:39:37Z")
Yummy! Purim sameach! ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/3 "2009-03-09T02:46:07Z")
**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 Iā€™m sure they taste better than the ones I bought at the grocery store (although those were pretty tasty). ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/4 "2009-03-09T02:57:45Z")
I can 't believe how your kids have grown! Itā€™s really neat to see the pictures over the years. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/5 "2009-03-09T02:58:31Z")
Ohhhh man, I loves me some hamantaschen. They are definitely on the ā€œto bakeā€ list as soon as I get the money together to buy my new oven. It doesnā€™t look Iā€™ll have nearly as much fun making them as you and yours did though. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/6 "2009-03-09T03:00:56Z")
Iā€™ve been waiting for this thread. Those used to be little kids. My gosh! Now theyā€™re so grown up. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/7 "2009-03-09T03:06:14Z")
Been waiting for this thread. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/8 "2009-03-09T03:13:26Z")
Same as above, Iā€™ve also been looking forward to this thread. Theyā€™re so grown up. Thanks for sharing these every year! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/9 "2009-03-09T03:23:59Z")
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, Iā€™ve been expecting this thread as well! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/10 "2009-03-09T04:22:10Z")
Itā€™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. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/11 "2009-03-09T06:58:50Z")
Are there any adults supervising this pastry baking? All these people look to be teenagers. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/12 "2009-03-09T11:12:57Z")
This was great. You have a lovely family, **Zev**. Want to share some hamantaschen? I havenā€™t had the chance to make some this year. ā˜¹ Purim sameach! ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/13 "2009-03-09T15:53:40Z")
Is it that time already? It seems like the last hamantaschen update was just last weekā€¦ my how time flies (and my oh my, look how big the kids have gotten!). šŸ™‚ I do believe I might just have to try making some hamantaschen of my own this year. I donā€™t suppose youā€™d be willing to part with your recipe (assuming you havenā€™t posted it somewhere already)? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/14 "2009-03-09T16:01:27Z")
> [@Mahna\_Mahna](#): > > Is it that time already? It seems like the last hamantaschen update was just last weekā€¦ my how time flies (and my oh my, look how big the kids have gotten!). šŸ™‚ > > I do believe I might just have to try making some hamantaschen of my own this year. I donā€™t suppose youā€™d be willing to part with your recipe (assuming you havenā€™t posted it somewhere already)? As per my lovely wife: OK..hereā€™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 ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/15 "2009-03-09T16:55:39Z")
Thanks for sharing, **Zev**! That looks much easier than I thought it would beā€¦ and Iā€™m sure I wonā€™t have any trouble finding people to help me get rid of 4 dozen cookies once Iā€™m done. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/16 "2009-03-09T17:13:14Z")
> [@zev\_steinhardt](#): > > As per my lovely wife: > > OK..hereā€™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 I was wondering and looking at the pictures and yes - we call them ā€œdirty diapersā€ and fold them a little different. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/17 "2009-03-09T17:27:45Z")
> [@zev\_steinhardt](#): > > Yields approx. 4 dozen Hamantashen, Serves ONE. :j ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/18 "2009-03-09T17:43:53Z")
How come your kids are so much older, when I havenā€™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 donā€™t mind sharing? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/19 "2009-03-09T17:58:46Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > How old are they, if you donā€™t mind sharing? Avraham is 15 Chaim is 13 Tzivya is 12 Zev Steinhardt (who is about as old as the three of them combined). ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797/20 "2009-03-09T18:58:44Z")
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 Iā€™ll pull out my Jewish cookbook and make some of those for our Religious Exploration class at Church on Sunday. Purim is tomorrow, right? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-the-steinhardts-bake-hamantaschen/488797.md?page=2)