This recipe uses a sweet shortcrust pastry dough coated with colourful hundreds and thousands for a festive feel.

Method

• Make the pastry by mixing all the ingredients together in a food processor.
• Wrap in cling film and flatten. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
• Add the sultanas, cinnamon, chopped walnuts, sugar, and butter to the food processor and pulse gently to combine.
• Stir in the grated apple.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Roll out the pastry on a floured surface so it is 0.3cm thick.
• Using a 7.5 cm cutter make round templates.
• Put a spoonful of filling into each circle.
• Draw up the sides to form a triangle, pinching the edges firmly together in the shape of a tricorn hat.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Transfer the hamantaschen and glaze with the egg white.
• Sprinkle with the hundreds and thousands and bake for 15 -20 minutes or until golden brown.

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