Armenian recipes?!
Armenian recipes?
hi im looking for the reciepe bereshtook.. this dish is given at a party when the babys first tooth comes out. does anyone know how to make this dish ?
Answers:
My friend gave me her recipe. Hope you enjoy as I did.
Bereshtook Nokhochi
Makes about 30 squares.
2 cups shortening or butter
4 cups chick-pea flour
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 tbsp ground cardamom
several tbsp ground or slivered pistachios (optional)
Melt the shortening or butter in a frying pan. Turn the heat very low and sift the chick-pea flour in gradually, stirring constantly with a wire whisk. Remove the pan from the heat, and allow it to cool slightly. Stir in the confectioners sugar and cardamom. Spread the dough out on a greased cookie sheet about 1/4-inch thick, smoothing the top with a spatula. If desired, decorate the tops with ground pistachios before baking. Bake in a 300 deg F. oven for about 1 hour. Cool, and cut into tiny squares.
The recipe is here http://www.icarda.org/publications/cook/...
16oz/400 g butter
12 oz/300 g icing or confectioners sugar
2 egg yolk
2 tsp. ground cardamom
12oz/300 g chickpea flour
Bereshtook Nokhochi (Chickpea Flower Squares)
Melt the butter (or shortening) in a frying pan. Turn the heat to low and gradually add the sifted chickpea flour while stirring constantly with a wire whisk. Remove the pan from the heat and cool the mixture slightly. Stir in the icing sugar and ground cardamom. Spread onto a greased pan, smoothing the top with a spatula. Bake at 300°F for 1 hour. Cool and cut into tiny squares with a sharp knife. The top can be decorated with silvered pistachios or almonds before baking