Shakarbura

Name: Shakarbura
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Azerbaijani
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 2 cups ground almonds; 1 cup sugar; 150g butter

Şəkərbura/sheh-ker-boo-RAH/

About this dish

A crescent-shaped pastry filled with sweetened ground almonds, decoratively crimped, a Novruz treat.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour

🌰2 cups ground almonds

🍬1 cup sugar

🧈150g butter

Method

Serves 4

Make a firm dough from flour, butter, and a little water.

Mix ground almonds with sugar and cardamom for the filling.

Roll the dough thin and cut into circles.

Fill each circle and fold into a crescent, crimping the edge into a decorative pattern.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) until lightly golden.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Shakarbura is a traditional Azerbaijani Novruz holiday pastry, known for its intricate decorative crimped edge.

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