As per annual tradition, the Steinhardt family has baked Hamantaschen for Purim and, as per annual tradition, I’m here to bore you with pics again. 
This year, my mother joined us as we mixed, rolled, filled and baked. All the pics can be seen here.
Want to see how the kids have changed over the last 11 years? See all the pix (arranged by year) here.
Enjoy!
Zev Steinhardt
How can it be Purim already? Great pictures; nice to see that someone took your picture, too. 
I love the ones of your Mom as well.
Yay, it’s Hamantaschen time! I love seeing how the kids have grown each year, good looking family you got there zev.
Please to send me one dozen assorted lemon, poppy and prune, thank you.
Ooh. I should make some this year. Wednesday night is my regular night out at the bar. I can take some treats to my friends… It’s an opportunity to teach the culture I was raised in.
Care to pass on a tried-and-true recipe so I don’t have to experiment with test batches?
-D/a
I’ve lost the recipes I used to have for the fillings, it’s been twenty-five years since I baked them at the deli in Michigan.
I’d love to have some good recipes again, particularly the poppyseed. Canned filling is not all that great.
It is a wonderful tradition and you are blessed with a wonderful family.
Just thought that maybe I should add a quick ‘baruch hashem’
Somebody mentioned Purim last week, and my first thought was, ‘Ooh, will there be pictures this year?’ I’ve loved watching the children grow up. They always look like they’re having so much fun, and it’s great seeing them sharing the traditions.
zev_steinhardt, thanks for sharing these. You’ve made me smile once again.
11 years I’ve been watching the baking and I still haven’t received any Hamantaschen. WUWT?
StG
Ask and you shall receive:
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
Sorry to disappoint, but the fillings we use are canned.
Zev Steinhardt
Purim sameach, Zev!
Zev, great photos yet again!
Just got a question. We don’t see your family in costume in these photos. Does your family do costume for the holiday, and if so what do they wear?
Great photos and thanks very much for the recipe.
Usually, there are costumes for the kids. This year, however, the whole family’s getting involved.
Lisa and I are going to be dressed up as Cats in the Hats. The kids are going to be Things One, Two and Three.
Zev Steinhardt