Gata (Armenian vanilla sweet with walnuts)
8 servings
180 minutes
Gata is an exquisite delicacy of Armenian cuisine that embodies the tenderness and warmth of home traditions. Its origins date back to ancient times when Armenian housewives prepared this sweet for holidays and family celebrations. The crispy layered dough filled with a fragrant mixture of butter, walnuts, and vanillin offers a refined blend of sweetness and nutty depth. Gata has a soft texture with a slight caramel hue due to its baked surface. It is enjoyed as a standalone dessert that pairs perfectly with aromatic tea or coffee. Each gata symbolizes comfort and hospitality passed down through generations.
1
Divide the flour into 2 parts. One will go into the dough, and the other into the filling.
- Wheat flour: 6 glasss
- Wheat flour: 6 glasss
2
Grate the butter and mix it with the flour. Make a well and add sour cream, baking soda, and vanillin. The dough should be soft and not stick to your hands. Add flour if necessary. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Margarine: 200 g
- Wheat flour: 6 glasss
- Sour cream: 400 g
- Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Vanillin: to taste
3
For the filling, mix sugar, butter, vanillin, and walnuts until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Sometimes I replace part of the sugar with honey.
- Sugar: 2 glasss
- Butter: 200 g
- Vanillin: to taste
- Crushed walnuts: to taste
4
Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll one part into a rectangle 3 mm thick. Evenly cover 1/4 of the filling in 3 mm. Roll it into a roll. Brush with egg yolk, cut into rectangular or triangular pieces, and place in a preheated oven (180 degrees). Bake until golden brown. Prepare the rest of the dough as well.
- Wheat flour: 6 glasss
- Butter: 200 g