Homentashen cookies

Khomentashen is a traditional treat served on the Jewish holiday of Purim. The filling can be different, I wanted with poppy seeds. Delicious cookies! Shortcrust pastry and a lot of poppy seeds, that's something!

Ingredients

• For the poppy filling:
• 200 g poppy seeds
• 200 ml milk
• 100 g sugar
• zest of 1 orange
• For shortcrust pastry:
• 125 g soft butter
• 100 g sugar
• 10 g vanilla sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. l. milk
• 250 g sifted flour
• 5 g baking powder

Directions

1. Beat soft butter + sugar + vanilla sugar, add egg, milk, mix everything and add flour mixed with baking powder. Quickly knead a soft elastic dough (it may take a little more flour). Wrap the dough in foil and put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2. In the meantime, we are preparing the filling. Grind the poppy in a coffee grinder (not very finely). Pour milk into a saucepan, add sugar and poppy seeds. Cook for 10-15 minutes until the liquid evaporates (stirring constantly, when the poppy becomes thicker, it will gurgle). Add the zest to the finished filling and let it cool completely.
3. Cut out 8 cm circles from the dough, apply the filling (1 tsp. With a slide) and form triangles, they need to be pinched higher, because when baking they diverge. I got 22 pieces. and the filling was just enough for this amount. I greased (yolk + 2 tablespoons milk) and sprinkled with brown sugar.
4. Bake at 180 degrees until light blush. Enjoy your tea!