Every afternoon becomes a moment of pleasure with these apple poppy seed slices. The pastry is sweet, aromatic and perfect for simply treating friends or family.

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 ...

Yield:> 3/4 cup, enough for about 12 hamantaschen About 1/2 cup poppy seeds (1 2.12-ounce/60g bottle), coarsely ground> 1/4 cup milk> 1/4 cup golden raisins, roughly chopped> 1 1/2 tablespoons ...

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 ...

* Mix warm milk, sugar and yeast in small bowl until yeast dissolves. Set aside. * Blend flour, baking powder, salt and lemon zest in large bowl of electric mixer. Add butter and blend until mixture ...

While searching for poppy seed filling recipes, I came across some fascinating (to me, at least) information about poppy seeds. For instance, I did not know that they are kidney-shaped. Neither did I ...