{"id":11605,"date":"2008-03-12T08:52:18","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T08:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/life\/other\/ojos_de_haman_the_eyes_of_haman\/"},"modified":"2017-04-13T02:27:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T07:27:33","slug":"ojos_de_haman_the_eyes_of_haman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/food\/recipes\/ojos_de_haman_the_eyes_of_haman\/","title":{"rendered":"Ojos de Haman (The Eyes of Haman)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Picture 9. Chag Sameach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Years ago, we visited the home of another young couple for a Purim Seudah. The couple was Moroccan and the woman was an accomplished traditional cook. To begin the meal, she brought out a beautiful Moroccan Purim bread called \u201cOjo de Haman\u201d, crowned by a hard boiled egg. One of the men at the table gamely plucked out the egg. He explained that this action symbolized the destruction of Haman as in the Megillat Esther. Well, I had never seen such a thing!<\/p>\n

When I started baking bread I immersed myself in the study of all the different types of Challah. I saw that several Sephardic communities have their own type of Purim breads and pastries in many different shapes and sizes, some with one egg, some with two. The first time I made a Purim bread, I made a bread with one hard boiled egg, much like the \u201cojo de Haman\u201d made by my friend.<\/p>\n

The second or third year I made it, I was invited to a large Purim Seudah. Rather than make many small \u201cOjo de Haman\u201d breads, I decided to make one huge bread with two ojos, or eyes. I called it the \u201cOjos de Haman\u201d and created a bread version of the head of Haman. People loved it! Kids ran to pluck out those eggs and vanquish Haman. And now, whenever we go out for our Purim Seudah, I know what I\u2019ll be asked to bring!<\/p>\n

Below is the recipe for \u201cOjos de Haman\u201d. For a large Seudah, I triple the recipe. The recipe itself is a Challah recipe I have been using for years. Made in a food processor, this dough is quick and easy to make. Putting the \u201cOjos de Haman\u201d together is a fun project, just leave yourself 20 minutes or so to patschke with it!<\/p>\n

Ojos de Haman\u00a0<\/b>(The Eyes of Haman)<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Makes 1 large bread,\u00a0<\/em>Serves a group of 15 to 20<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span>:<\/h4>\n