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Hamantashen is a triangular, filled pastry which is traditionally served on the Jewish festival of Purim. Enjoy this varied collection of tried-and-tested hamantashen recipes.
How to Make Purim Food Baskets
Learn how to make a Purim Food Basket. Mishloach Manot (Hebrew) or Slach Manos (Yiddish) literally means "sending portions" and refers to the food baskets given on Purim. Jewish law says to give two different types of ready-to-eat food, each of which require a different blessing, to at least one person on Purim.

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