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Borek-e shirin, Persian pastries with pistachios, walnuts and coconut

Borek-e shirin, Persian pastries with pistachios, walnuts and coconut

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Sweet Iranian shoe-shaped cookies: made with oil and yogurt, and topped with pistachios, walnuts, coconut, and cinnamon, then baked and dipped in a saffro…

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These sweet boreks are made with a dough that includes oil and is leavened with doogh, a yogurt-based drink. Once baked, they are either dipped in a light saffron syrup or simply dusted with powdered sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$2.85 $0.36 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people

Dough

  • $0.80
  • $0.53
  • $0.04

Farce

  • $0.23
  • $0.33
  • $0.11
  • $0.35
  • $0.02

Syrup

  • $0.10
  • $0.34

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Pour the oil onto the flour and mix, then add the yogurt and yeast, and knead until a smooth dough forms that is not sticky. ≈ 10 min
  2. Cover and let it rest for 1 hour.
  3. Combine the ingredients for the filling. ≈ 4 min
  4. For the syrup, dissolve the sugar in the water and bring to a boil; add the saffron and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes, then turn off the heat. If the syrup is cooked for too long, it will become thick.
  5. Preheat the oven to 160 °C.
  6. Roll out the dough and cut out discs using a cookie cutter or a small bowl. ≈ 8 min
  7. Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each disc, fold it over, and either weld the edge to the fork or fold it by hand. ≈ 3 min
  8. Place the shoe covers on a greased baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes.
  9. Let them cool, then soak them in the syrup and drain them on a sieve.

The bill

Borek-e shirin, Persian pastries with pistachios, walnuts and coconut

  • 2 cups of all-purpose flour$0.80
  • 1/2 cup of oil$0.53
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of ground pistachios$0.23
  • 1 tablespoon of walnut powder$0.33
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.11
  • 3 tablespoons of shredded coconut$0.35
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.02
  • 1/2 cup of sugar$0.10
  • oil for the plate$0.34

Total$2.85

that's $0.36 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup of oil
  • 1/2 cup of doogh (or plain yogurt mixed with water)
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon of ground pistachios
  • 1 tablespoon of walnut powder
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons of shredded coconut
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • A pinch of saffron
  • oil for the plate

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