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Purichki, Bulgarian sweets made with jam and walnuts

Purichki, Bulgarian sweets made with jam and walnuts

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Bulgarian Purichki: A pastry made with lard, rolled around a filling of rose petal jam, walnuts, and cinnamon, then baked and finally rolled in powdered s…

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Recipe from Biliana.grigorova, Ted Masters, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Purichki (“little cigars”) are traditional Bulgarian rolled biscuits. The dough, made with lard and yeast, is rolled around a filling of rose petal jam, walnut, and cinnamon, or Turkish delight, before being baked. Still warm, they are then rolled in vanilla-flavored powdered sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.18 $1.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $3.91
  • $0.20
  • $0.25
  • $0.38
  • $3.29
  • $1.07
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm milk and let it sit for a few minutes.
  2. Dig a hole in the flour, pour in the yeast mixture and the lard. ≈ 3 min
  3. Knead a firm dough and divide it in half. ≈ 10 min
  4. Reserve it while you grease the pan and preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  5. Gently roll out the dough and cut it into strips that are 10 cm wide. ≈ 8 min
  6. Prepare the filling by mixing the jam with the cinnamon and walnuts, or chop the loquat into thin strips. ≈ 8 min
  7. Spread the filling evenly over the strips, or arrange the pieces of nougat on one edge. ≈ 4 min
  8. Roll the strips lengthwise, then cut the rolls into small, cigar-shaped pieces using a sharp knife. ≈ 10 min
  9. Place the cigars on the tray and bake them at 200 °C until they are golden brown.
  10. Roll them while still warm in a mixture of powdered sugar and vanilla. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Purichki, Bulgarian sweets made with jam and walnuts

  • 400 g of bacon$3.91
  • 200 ml of milk$0.20
  • flour, as much as needed to make a firm dough$0.25
  • powdered sugar$0.38
  • 1 packet of vanilla powder$3.29
  • rose petal jam or licorice jam$1.07
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.08

Total$9.18

that's $1.15 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of bacon
  • 200 ml of milk
  • 1 packet of baker’s yeast
  • flour, as much as needed to make a firm dough
  • powdered sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla powder
  • rose petal jam or licorice jam
  • crushed walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

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