68 | HOLIDAYS FILLINGS (USE ANY, OR A COMBINATION) 1 tsp of any jam 1 tsp of prune, poppy seed, & cocoa filling (see Notes) Combine the flour with the sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the margarine, divided up into bits, along with the applesauce and vanilla. Work together with a pastry blender or large fork; or, truth be told, it’s easier to work together with clean hands. If the dough isn't holding together, add a little more butter or apple sauce until it does. Once the dough holds together smoothly, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes; 15 minutes in the freezer works, too. When ready to make the cookies, preheat the oven to 175°C. Divide the dough in half and roll out evenly on a well-floured board to about ½ cm thickness. With a cookie cutter or a wine glass cut into approximately 7-8 cm circles. Repeat with the remaining dough; combine scraps of dough together until it’s all used up. (Continue to flour the board generously as you gather up and roll out the dough.) Put a teaspoon of filling in the center of each circle of dough. Fold the bottom up over the filling, then the left and right sides over the filling, creating an open triangle with the filling visible. Pinch the corners to hold the shape and secure the filling. Pinch closed a bit more than you think you’ll need to, as the cookies open up a bit as they bake. (Dampening your fingers helps, too.) Arrange the cookies on a lightly oiled parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden. Don’t overbake! Allow to cool thoroughly on racks or plates before serving. PRUNE POPPYSEED AND COCOA ¾ cup moist prunes ¼ cup ground poppy seeds 2 Tbs cocoa 2 Tbs maple syrup/agave Pinch of cinnamon Combine these ingredients in a food processor until smooth, with the consistency of a thick jam. We are not a religious family but we hold to traditions – lighting Shabbat candles is a given, even though we do it just before Kiddush when everyone gathers around the table, and not before the traditional sundown. What is Rosh Hashanah without soup and kneidlach and apples and agave? Purim without Hamentaschen? Most of all we all love Pesach with its foods and traditions. Even AvivL in Eilat reads the hagadah – even if it is underwater!
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