Armenia

Gata

Name: Gata
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Armenian
Ingredients: 5 1/4 cups divided (500 g dough, 150 g filling) maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1 1/4 cups divided (150 g dough, 120 g filling) butter; 3/4 cup curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 1 egg; 1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast; Sugar, scant 1 cup, divided (30 g dough, 150 g filling); Salt, pinch; 1/2 tsp vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract); 1 to glaze egg yolk

Flaky sweet bread with a buttery, crumbly khoriz filling. Armenian grandmothers' favourite flex.

90 minTime

7 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayRich dough, khoriz filling, glossy top.

The original

440kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

90minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)5¼ cups, divided (500 g dough, 150 g filling)

Butter1¼ cups, divided (150 g dough, 120 g filling)

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¾ cup

Egg1

Instant dry yeast1½ tsp

Sugarscant 1 cup, divided (30 g dough, 150 g filling)

Saltpinch

Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)½ tsp

Egg yolk1, to glaze

Method

5 steps

1Mix 500 g flour, yeast, 30 g sugar and salt. Add 150 g melted butter, curd and egg and knead into a soft dough. Rest 1 hour.
2Rub 150 g flour, 120 g soft butter, 150 g sugar and vanilla together into khoriz.
3Roll the dough into a large rectangle, spread the khoriz over it and roll it up like a log. Flatten and cut into pieces or shape into rounds.
4Brush with egg yolk, prick with a fork and bake at 180°C until deep gold.
5Cool on a rack before cutting.

Serve it like this

Cut into wedges or slices and serve at room temperature on a platter with strong coffee or tea.

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