Nazook Armenian Pastry

I took this recipe from hilda (someone in the net!) and posted it here because i couldn't find on recipezaar an accurate recipe for this delicious armenian pastry! Loads of fat and calories in them but absolutely worth it! (preparation times includes 5 hours to refrigerate the dough).

Steps

Dough: add yeast to the sour cream and mix inches set aside for 10 minutes.

Combine flour , salt and butter and mix with your hands until crumbly.

Add egg , vegetable oil , lemon juice and sour cream and mix well.

Knead the dough , over a floured surface , for 5 minutes , or until no longer sticky.

Add more flour if necessary.

Form into a ball , mark with an + , symbolizing a cross.

Cover with plastic wrap.

Refrigerate 5 hours , or overnight.

Filling: mix melted butter and flour until combined.

Add sugar , walnuts , vanilla and cardamom.

Stir until the mixture is smooth.

Preheat oven to 350f.

Assembly: melt 3 tablespoons of butter and set aside.

Remove dough from refrigerator.

Divide into 8 equal portions.

Roll each dough ball into a 10 x 6 rectangle.

Brush with melted butter.

Spread 1 / 8th of the filling over each rectangle , leaving 1 / 2 border.

Cover with a piece of parchment paper.

Roll over it lightly with a rolling pin , so that the filling adheres to the d.

Ingredients

yeast, sour cream, sifted flour, salt, butter, egg, vegetable oil, lemon juice, egg yolks, yogurt, sugar, walnuts, vanilla, cardamom