Nazook are wonderful Armenian/Assyrian pastries with a crispy, flaky crust, wrapped around a buttery, sweet roux-based filling.

nazook, gata – delicious Armenian nut cakes (in Polish)

An easy to make flaky pastry – Cinnamon Raisin Nazook

This month’s Daring Bakers challenge I made Armenian Nazook – a pastry dough filled with walnuts, sugar and vanilla – crunchy and sweet

Nazook / Armenian Pastry ~ easy to make flaky pastry with a sweet filling

Delectable coffee cake with crunchy base, soft and moist sponge and topped with walnuts. The key flavor of the cake is Nutmeg…yummmm

Pecan Nazook. An Armenian dough pastry with a sweet pecan filling.

Daring bakers April 2012 and Armenian nazook