Walnut Filled Persian Pastry - Qottab
Qottab is a Persian pastry filled with walnuts is a delicious traditional treat from Iran. Delicate and flaky dough is filled with a combination of walnuts and cardamom - making this the perfect Persian dessert!
- Prep time
- 40 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 30 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup walnuts
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp rosewater
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1
Mix the yogurt and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
- 2
Mix the melted butter with the egg yolks. Add in the yogurt and stir to combine.
- 3
Add in the flour and mix using a spatula and then your hands to bring the dough together. Make sure not to over knead the dough.
- 4
Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for one hour.
- 5
Walnut Filling:
- 6
Grind the walnuts in a blender or food processor. Mix them with powdered sugar, rosewater and ground cardamom.
- 7
Make the pastries:
- 8
Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 9
Flour the counter top well and roll out the dough at about 1/8 inch thickness.
- 10
Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter (or the rim of a glass) cut out circles and set them aside. Bring the scraps together and repeat this step until you've cut out all the dough.
- 11
Place 1/2 to 1 teaspoon walnut filling in the center of each dough piece. Fold the dough in half and pinch and seal the edges by rolling and folding the edges little by little.
- 12
Place the walnut filled pastries on the baking sheet. Bake the pastries in the oven for 15 to 18 minutes until they're golden brown. Flip them halfway through.
- 13
Take the pastries out of the oven and roll them in powdered sugar.