First, prepare the filling thickener by combining the 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, one beaten egg and 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Set aside. Stir the cup of ground poppy seeds (grind whole poppy seeds ...

For the cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a medium bowl, combine the cottage cheese, avocado oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla ...

Hamantaschen, Purim’s best-known treat, are the M.I.A. of pastries—many controversies, some political and some trivial, swirl around them. I would prefer to sidestep most of these controversies. Let’s ...

The quintessential Purim treat is hamantaschen. This Yiddish word means “Haman’s pockets”; the name of these triangular filled cookies in Hebrew, oznei Haman, means “Haman’s ears.” They are served as ...

Imagine removing the sweet and sticky poppy seed filling from a hamentaschen. Now, roll this into soft and light yeast dough to form a log. After baking, cut into slices, and admire the black swirl ...

Growing up Jewish in Buffalo more than a half-century ago meant only one source of kosher baked goods for most members of the city’s small Jewish community– Kaufman’s Bakery. It was a popular, ...

Purim has been summed up in this way: They tried to kill us, we won, so let’s eat! Of course, the actual story is a bit more complex than that, but the simple fact is that for Jews who love to cook ...