Armenian gata with nuts
Round pastry with butter-flour filling khoriz and chopped walnuts.

100 min · 10 servings
Per serving
Approximately 364 kcal Protein: 5.9 g Fat: 20.1 g Carbohydrates: 40.7 g
Calculation based on the edible mass of ingredients; actual values vary by product.
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Contains: Walnuts, Milk, Eggs, Wheat/Gluten
NHS: food allergyIngredients
- Wheat flour for dough - 300 g
- Wheat flour for filling - 80 g
- Butter for dough - 100 g
- Butter for filling - 60 g
- Sour cream – 120 g
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Baking powder - 5 g
- Sugar - 100 g
- Peeled walnuts - 60 g
- Vanilla extract – 3 g
- Salt - 2 g
- Milk for lubrication - 15 ml
How to cook
- Grind the pastry flour with baking powder, salt and cold pastry butter. Add sour cream and egg, quickly assemble the dough; refrigerate 30 minutes.
- For the khoriza, grind the flour and butter for the filling with sugar, vanilla and finely chopped nuts.
- Roll out the dough into a circle. Gather the filling in the center, lift the edges of the dough and pinch tightly.
- Turn seam side down, carefully flatten to a circle 2-3 cm thick. Brush with milk and make several punctures with a fork.
- Bake at 180°C for 35–45 minutes until evenly golden brown. Cool and cut into sectors.
Products for the recipe
- Shelled walnuts — Peeled walnuts are included in the recipe. The quantity depends on the number of servings.
The author's homemade version of gata stuffed with khoriz and walnuts, which are named among the options in the article. Dough with sour cream and baking powder; This is not the only regional way. Russian text and home proportions: Vostok Food, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Wikipedia: Gata (food) · CC BY-SA 4.0