Hamentaschen!

Here's my take on Hamentaschen.  Admittedly, they are not super traditional, but they are quite yummy!

Hamentaschen-

Nouns-
Dough
3 eggs
2 tbsp baking powder
4 cups flour
1/2 cup safflower oil
zest of one lemon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar

Fillings
I just use store-bought stuff for the fillings, but if you want to make your own, there are lots of great recipes out there for the traditional prune and poppyseed fillings.  I prefer these.
1 cup apricot preserves
1 cup blackberry preserves
1 cup nutella

Verbs-
Preheat oven to 375.   Whisk together eggs, oil, lemon zest, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl, then set aside.  Sift the flour and baking powder together.  Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, mixing until they come together.  Roll out the dough on a floured surface to 3/8 inch thick or less.  Cut into circles and place the circles on a cookie sheet.  Drop a teaspoon of filling in the center of each one, then pinch the edges together in three places to create a little three-cornered hat shape.  Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown, rotating halfway through.

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