Almond Sanbuseh

Name: Almond Sanbuseh (Qotab)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 20 pieces
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks; Make your own dough (below) or use ready-made puff pastry (sidebar); ½ cup (110 g) ghee or (120 ml) oil; ½ cup (110 g) ghee or (120 ml) oil; 1 cup (240 g) plain, strained yogurt or sour cream; 1 cup (240 g) plain, strained yogurt or sour cream; 2½ cups (300 g) unbleached (all-purpose) flour, sifted with 1 teaspoon baking powder, plus ½ cup (60 g) unbleached (all-purpose) flour for dusting; 2½ cups (300 g) unbleached (all-purpose) flour, sifted with 1 teaspoon baking powder, plus ½ cup (60 g) unbleached (all-purpose) flour for dusting; 2½ cups (300 g) unbleached (all-purpose) flour, sifted with 1 teaspoon baking powder, plus ½ cup (60 g) unbleached (all-purpose) flour for dusting; ¼ cup (60 ml) milk; ½ cup (100 g) sugar; 1 cup (80 g) unsalted ground almonds or pistachios, or walnuts; 1 cup (80 g) unsalted ground almonds or pistachios, or walnuts; 1 cup (80 g) unsalted ground almonds or pistachios, or walnuts; ½ cup (40 g) ground raw pistachios; ½ cup (65 g) confectioners’ sugar; 1 tablespoon rose water; 1 tablespoon ground cardamom; 2 tablespoons dried rose petals, crushed

Qotab

Preparation info

Makes
20 pieces

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Food of Life

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2011

About

Ingredients

Make your own dough (below) or use ready-made puff pastry (sidebar)

Asia
Iran
Southeast Asia
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

To make the homemade dough: In a mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks until creamy. Add yogurt, ghee, and milk, and mix for 2 minutes. While the machine is running at low speed, gradually blend in 2½ cups/250g of the sifted flour mixture. Increase speed and knead for about 5 minutes to produce a dough that does not stick to your hands (add more flour if necessary). Place the