Hummus V’Basar in a Pita Hamantaschen
Servings Prep Time
24hamantaschen 30minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Servings Prep Time
24hamantaschen 30minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Ingredients
PITA DOUGH
MEAT
HUMMUS
Instructions
PITA
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Combine smart balance and milk and heat until butter is just melted in the microwave.
  3. Combine flour, salt, butter and milk in the bowl of a stand mixer. Knead for a few minutes. Add the extra soy milk 1 tbsp at a time until the dough forms into a ball around the hook.
  4. Wrap with Plastic wrap and rest at room temperature for 30 minutes or so.
  5. You can either A. cut the dough into 24-26 pieces and roll into balls. Cover the ones you aren’t working with so that they don’t dry out. Flatten each ball into a 1/4 inch thick rounds around 3 inch diameter. Or B. you can roll out all the dough like any hamentaschen recipe and cut out circles using a cookie cutter or the top of a drinking glass. Gather the scraps, roll out and cut until you have used all the dough.
  6. Place the rounds onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Fold up like a regular hamantaschen, making sure to seal the edges well and leaving a nice size pocket in the middle. You will out the hummus and basar in when you are ready to serve.
  7. Put into the oven and bake for 13-16 minutes, until the dough is starting to look golden.
MEAT
  1. Brown the meat in a large sauté pan. Discard the extra fat/liquid and put the meat on the side.
  2. In the same pan heat up the olive oil. Add the onion and sauté until golden. Add the meat back in and then add in all the spices and mix well. Add the ketchup in, mix and remove from the flame.
HUMMUS
  1. Add the lime juice and tahini paste to a food processor. Process for a minute and then scrape down the sides.
  2. Add the garlic, olive oil, salt and cumin, process again and then scrape down the sides again.
  3. Add in half the can of chickpeas plus 2 tbsp water and process until smooth. Add in the other half of chickpeas and while the food processor is running add in half of the extra water. Scrape down the sides and add the last hit of water if the chummus is still too chunky.
Recipe Notes

To assemble chummus v’basar pita hamantaschen, warm up the pita hamantaschen and the basar whenever you want to serve. Right before serving place around 1-2 tablespoon of the hummus in the pita center using the back of the spoon to spread it all around. Place a tablespoon of meat on top. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with paprika and garnish with fresh parsley.