We replaced regular flour with spelt flour and we used sucanat instead of sugar. In addition, instead of the traditional poppy seed filling, we made our own chocolate chip, almond and coconut filling.
First off, we mixed the dough in the food processor which took no time at all! I sooooooo love my new food processor!
Next, we wrapped the dough in saran wrap and put it in the fridge for 20 mins or so. This was in order to make the dough a little firmer so that it's easier to make the shape of the hamantaschen.
Once we took the dough out of the fridge, we cut circles out of it, put the filling inside and shaped the hamantaschen.
It takes about 15 mins in the oven and they're done.
In the end, they turned out quite well. However, we found that the portions of sugar (sucanat) and vanilla extract were not enough to flavor the dough. The filling was excellent but the dough tasted very plain.
The portions allocated were 2 tbsp sugar and drops of vanilla extract. In my opinion, the recipe should call for at least 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract. In that case, the dough will have a bit more flavor and there are other hamantaschen recipes I've seen with those portions allocated, but not this one.
Looks amazing!
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