Badam-buri

One of the Azerbaijan classical pastries is badam-buri which takes it name from almond (badam). Badam-buri contains almond, sugar powder sugar and cardamom.

Preparation time: 40 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 5-6

Ingredients

• 400 g/1 lb flour
• 225 g/9 oz sour cream
• 225 g/9 oz almond
• 25 g/1 oz sugar powder
• 225 g/9 oz sugar
• 2 tsp oil
• Pinch of cardamom
• a drop of cooking soda

Preparation

• Knead dough adding sour cream and cooking soda. Keep for 20-25 min. (One can use yeast dough). Roll out 4-5 mm thick and cut out. 8 cm diameter rings. Place in the centre 15-20 gr of stuffing made of pounded almond and sugar powder. Aromatize with cardamom. Stick edges and shape pancakes. Fry in oil, cool down and sprinkle with sugar powder.