Sweet and kind, Azerbaijani-style flaky pastry
An Azerbaijani-style flaky pastry, filled with a butter cream, powdered sugar, and saffron, and baked until golden brown with an egg yolk glaze, for 25-30…
The “şirin nazik” is a traditional Azerbaijani pastry made with a flaky, yeasted dough. It is filled with a butter-based paste flavored with powdered sugar and saffron, and then decorated with a fork.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time45 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting1 hr
- Total2 hr 15 min
- DifficultyHard
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$4.04 $0.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
Dough
- $0.69
- $0.83
- $0.01
Decoration
- $0.65
- $0.44
- $0.18
- $0.18
Finish
- $0.32
- $0.74
Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Knead a risen dough using 520g of flour, 90g of butter, and salt.
- For the filling, carefully mix 70g of butter with the saffron-infused butter and powdered sugar, then gradually add 140g of flour, mixing until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 4 min
- Once the dough has risen, spread it out to a thickness of 3 to 5 mm, brush it with butter, and fold it over several times to create layers. ≈ 4 min
- Place the filling in the center of the dough, fold the edges inward, and then spread it to a thickness of 10 to 12 mm. ≈ 4 min
- Place this puff pastry on a greased baking sheet and brush it with egg yolk. ≈ 4 min
- Decorate with a fork. ≈ 2 min
- Bake for 25-30 minutes at 200-220 °C.
The bill
Sweet and kind, Azerbaijani-style flaky pastry
- 520 g of high-quality wheat flour$0.69
- 90 g of melted butter$0.83
- 1.5 grams of salt$0.01
- 70 g of melted butter$0.65
- 115 g of powdered sugar$0.44
- 0.03 g of saffron (in a tea)$0.18
- 140 g of flour$0.18
- 1 egg yolk$0.32
- melted butter for brushing$0.74
Total$4.04
that's $0.51 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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