Just about every Jewish holiday has its own signature dessert: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, is ushered in with honey cake; Passover is celebrated with macaroons, Hanukkah has chocolate candy gelt and sufganiyot (jelly-filled doughnuts) and on Shavuoth, it’s traditional to serve cheesecake and blintzes − thin, crepe-like pancakes folded around a fruit or sweet cheese filling.
The standout dessert of Purim, the festive one-day holiday that begins this year Monday night, is the hamantaschen.
This triangular shaped cookie that traditionally has a sweet filling elicits strong feelings among food aficionados…