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Totak, a sweet Persian bread with walnuts

Totak, a sweet Persian bread with walnuts

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The traditional sweetness of the Alborz province: a sweet, leavened dough flavored with vanilla, shaped and decorated in a mold, and then glazed with saff…

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

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This walnut and vanilla cake is a traditional culinary specialty of the Alborz province. It is ideal as an appetizer or dessert, and is easy to make in various forms.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$11.61 $0.97 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $3.20
  • $0.31
  • $0.42
  • $5.79
  • $0.04
  • $0.08
  • $0.20
  • $1.57

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine all the dry ingredients, except for the flour. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the oil and milk, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Gradually add the flour, just enough so that the dough no longer sticks to your hands, but without adding too much. ≈ 3 min
  4. Let it rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
  5. Gather balls the size of a tangerine, flatten them with a rolling pin, cut them into the desired shape, and decorate them with a mold. ≈ 3 min
  6. Brush them with saffron-infused egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds or walnuts. ≈ 4 min
  7. Place them on a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven until they are golden brown on top and nicely browned underneath, without burning.

The bill

Totak, a sweet Persian bread with walnuts

  • 2 kg of flour, sifted several times$3.20
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.31
  • 1/2 cup of oil$0.42
  • 1 small packet of vanilla$5.79
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder$0.04
  • Just a pinch of salt$0.08
  • One glass of milk$0.20
  • Saffron-infused egg yolk, for glazing$1.57

Total$11.61

that's $0.97 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 kg of flour, sifted several times
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of oil
  • 2 tablespoons of dry active yeast
  • 1 small packet of vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • Just a pinch of salt
  • One glass of milk
  • Chopped walnuts or sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
  • Saffron-infused egg yolk, for glazing

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