Purim is a time of joy and parties, but also of culinary challenges. Many of us are looking for ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle even during the holidays. How can we maintain health while maintaining tradition? The solution is found in two innovative recipes for manna ears: the first with sweet potato filling and the second with a healthy version. Both offer a delicious and traditional experience, while maintaining healthy nutritional guidelines.
Haman ears filled with sweet potato - Materials:
- A cup of whole spelled flour
- 1 flat teaspoon Himalayan salt
- 1/4 cup of water
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 medium sweet potato
- A pinch of pepper
- Pinch of salt
Preparation:
- Peel the sweet potato from its skin and cook it in a pot of boiling water until softened.
- Mash the sweet potato into puree and season with a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
- Mix the flour, the teaspoon of salt, the water and the oil in a bowl until you get a uniform, soft and slightly oily dough.
- Cut balls from the dough and flatten them into circles.
- Place a little of the filling in the center of the circle and close into a triangle shape.
- Place the haman ears in a pan on baking paper and bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned.
Haman ears the healthy version - Materials:
- 1/2 kilo of almond flour
- 5 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 1/2 cup erogenous cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups of water
- 1/4 cup coconut cream
To fill:
Date spread / jam without added sugar / chocolate
Ground cinnamon
Preparation:
- Mix all the ingredients of the dough together and knead until you get a sticky dough (if it's still not sticky then add water as needed).
- Sprinkle flour on the dough, so that it does not stick to your hands, and cut out circles of the desired size, and flatten them.
- Place a little of the filling you choose in the center and close the dough in the shape of a manna ear:
Close the two parallel ends of the dough over the filling and tighten well. One side that remains open is tightly clamped from the top (from the closed end above the filling) to the bottom and the other side that is open is lifted straight from the bottom up and clamped well.
** Recipes courtesy of Revital Admoni, author of the "Healthy Eating" curriculum for the Ministry of Education and a nutrition education teacher in schools
