Baking Azerbaijani Walnut Kete — A Taste of Tradition ✨

Azerbaijani kete, a traditional flaky pastry with a walnut filling flavored with cardamom and cinnamon, is prepared from a yogurt-and-butter dough. The method covers mixing and chilling the dough, spreading the filling, rolling, slicing, and baking at 180°C until golden. The pastry is presented as a dish suited to serving with tea or coffee. Hazelnuts can replace the walnuts, and the cinnamon is listed as optional. The video is credited to the channel Kənd Həyatı | Köyde Yaşam.

• Dough made with flour, cold butter, yogurt, and egg
• Walnut or hazelnut filling with cardamom and sugar
• Rolled, sliced, and brushed with egg wash before baking at 180°C

✨ **Crispy & Flaky Azerbaijani Kete Pastry** ✨ Today we’re making *Kete (Kətə)* – a traditional Azerbaijani pastry with a golden, flaky crust and a rich walnut (or hazelnut) filling. These pastries are buttery, fragrant with cardamom, and absolutely irresistible! Perfect with tea or coffee, they’re simple to prepare and guaranteed to impress. 💛 📌 **Ingredients** **For the dough:** * 300 g all-purpose flour * 100 g cold butter (cubed) * 100 g natural yogurt (or sour cream) * 2 tbsp brown sugar * 1 egg * ½ tsp salt * 1 tsp baking powder **For the filling:** * 80 g walnuts (or roasted hazelnuts) * 4 tbsp sugar * 1 tsp ground cardamom * ½ tsp cinnamon (optional) * 20 g soft butter * 1 egg yolk + 1 tsp milk (for brushing) 👩🏻‍🍳 **Preparation steps:** 1. Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder with butter until crumbly. 2. Add egg and yogurt, knead into dough. Chill 30 min. 3. Prepare the filling with walnuts, sugar, cardamom, and cinnamon. 4. Roll out dough, spread butter, sprinkle filling, and roll tightly. 5. Slice into pieces, brush with egg wash. 6. Bake at 180°C until golden brown.