hamentaschen
Filled triangular pastries
Hamentaschen are triangular pastries eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim, typically filled with poppy seeds, fruit preserves, or chocolate.
The three-cornered shape represents the hat or ears of Haman, the villain of the Purim story.
Also spelled hamantaschen or hamantash (singular).
She baked three dozen hamentaschen for the Purim celebration.
Hebrew name meaning star
- MordecaiPurim story protagonist
- HamanBiblical court schemer
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
carnival · Shushan · feast · celebration · merriment · noisemaker · revelry · spiel
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- flourMilled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
eggs · folding · triangular · cookie · oven · recipe · yeast · shortcrust
Minute baking garnish
- apricotFuzzy orange stone fruit
- pruneDesiccated stone fruit
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
date · fig · cherry · strawberry · blueberry · apple · almond · halva
Three-cornered in form
- three-corneredHaving three angles
- foldedBent upon itself
- pinchedStole or squeezed tightly
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
tricorn · vertex · sides · open-faced · symmetrical · enclosed
Esther
Hebrew name meaning star
masquerade · carnival · Shushan · feast · celebration · merriment · noisemaker · revelry · spiel · triumph
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
sugar · eggs · folding · triangular · cookie · oven · recipe · yeast · shortcrust · pinching
poppyseed
Minute baking garnish
chocolate · date · fig · cherry · strawberry · blueberry · apple · almond · halva · Nutella
triangular
Three-cornered in form
- three-corneredHaving three angles
- foldedBent upon itself
- pinchedStole or squeezed tightly
pocket · tricorn · vertex · sides · open-faced · symmetrical · enclosed
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
tradition · bubbe · recipe · heritage · Shabbat · pareve · bakery · delicatessen
hamentaschenmatzah
Unleavened ritual flatbread
matzo · charoset · latkes · apples and honey · challah
hamentaschenshortbread
Buttery, crumbly biscuit
butter cookies · sugar cookies · matzo · biscotti · cracker