hen chef Michael
Solomonov and his
business partner
Steve Cook develop recipes for their
Philadelphia restaurants (including
Zahav, Abe Fisher and K’Far), they often
start by talking about their mothers.
“Someone will say, ‘Oh wait, my mom makes
it like this. Let me get her recipe,’ ” Michael says.
Steve’s mom, Susan, provided the dough recipe
for these hamantaschen—traditional triangular jam-
filled cookies that show up on their menus for the
Jewish holiday of Purim. It’s a pretty classic recipe,
with a few exceptions: Susan adds brown sugar and
maple extract to her version. The resulting cookie is
extra chewy, and perfectly sweet.
—Francesca Cocchi
Chef Michael Solomonov shows us how
to make the beloved Purim cookies.
Catch Michael
on the Food
Network Kitchen
app. Download it
at foodnetwork
.com/kitchen.
70 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021