Yazdi Turnover Pastry with Cardamom

Name: Yazdi Turnover Pastry with Cardamom
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ cup ground, unsalted pistachios; ½ cup ground, unsalted pistachios; ½ cup sugar; 1 tablespoon ground cardamom; 1 tablespoon cooking rose water; ½ cup confectioners’ sugar; 1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed for 1 hour before use; 1 cup unsalted, blanched almonds or pistachios, ground; 1 cup unsalted, blanched almonds or pistachios, ground

Sanbuseh

Preparation info

Servings:
15 pieces

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Marco Polo called Yazd, a city in central Iran, a “noble city,” and although it is an oasis in the dessert, at 1,200 feet elevation, its pastries are the finest, most delicate, and subtly flavored of all Iran.

Ingredients

Dough

1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed for 1 hour before use

Asia
Iran
Pie
Vegan

Method

To prepare the filling, mix the ground almonds and sugar together, and toast in a skillet over medium heat for 1 minute until the sugar is lightly caramelized, stirring occasionally. Add the cardamom and rose water, and mix well. Set aside to cool.
On a cool floured working surface, roll the dough out very thin (about ⅛