Purim Recipe: Strawberry Hamantaschen With White Chocolate Drizzle!

Purim is the holiday we celebrate the miraculous salvation of the Jews from Haman's evil plot to destroy us. We read the entire book of Esther, feast and celebrate joyfully together. We also give our friends and family treat baskets or bags called mishloach manot. Included in these mishloach manot are yummy cookies shaped like triangles called Hamantaschen. They are shaped this way because the the villain in the story Haman wore a triangle shaped hat some say his ears were triangle shaped too. If you read the book of Esther she is clearly the hero of the story but you realize also that as she went before the King a choice that could have got her killed all the Jews in Shushan were praying and fasting for her. From this I take away the lesson that as a people we are all in this together. What happens to one of us on some level happens to all of us. I think that's why last week when Rashi Minkowicz OBM a 37 year old Rabbi's wife and mother of 8 died suddenly the devastation was felt by Jews all over the world. Triggering an outpouring of sympathy and mitzvahs (good deeds) done in her memory. I am dedicating this post to Rashi's memory and encouraging you to bake these Hamantaschen and give them away to someone. Continue to do good deeds in her memory and daven (pray) for her family especially her 8 children that have been left without a mother. We can't forget her and her family as we get wrapped up again in our busy lives. We are in this together we are all one family! 

You will need:
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup oil
1/3 cup water
4 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp vanilla
3 tsp baking powder
For Filling and Drizzle: 
Strawberry Jelly or Jam(still fuzzy on the difference between the two;) White melting chocolate. 

Directions:
Combine first three ingredients. Beat well.
Combine reaming ingredients and bled well.
Roll dough out flat and cut into circles.
Fold edges to make a triangels.
Fill center with strawberry jam or jelly whatever;)
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. May need more depending on your oven but they stay very white.
Once they cool some melt the chocolate over a double boiler and use a fork to drizzle the white chocolate on top.