Gata
Armenia's celebration pastry: a flaky, buttery round (or the crimped Ejmiatsin style) filled with khoriz — a sweet crumble of butter, flour and sugar — stamped and baked for feasts.
What it is
Armenia's celebration pastry: a flaky, buttery round (or the crimped Ejmiatsin style) filled with khoriz — a sweet crumble of butter, flour and sugar — stamped and baked for feasts. Ingredients: flour, butter, sour cream or matsun, eggs, baking soda, vanilla (dough); khoriz: butter, flour, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon or cardamom. Recipe: 1) Make a rich, layered dough; chill. 2) Rub khoriz into sweet crumbs. 3) Roll dough, scatter khoriz, roll up and coil or layer. 4) Stamp patterns; bake until deep gold. Serve: with coffee, at New Year and weddings — a coin or bean hidden inside brings luck in some regions. Flavor: buttery, vanilla-sweet, delicately crisp. History: gata varies fiercely by region (Yerevan's layered round, Garni's, Ejmiatsin's crimped); it is the sweet of Armenian hospitality and the church calendar alike. See also: Lavash, Tolma.
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