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Baku kurabiye
Bakı kürəbiyəsi: piped Baku butter cookies with a dab of jam
Every Baku bakery sells these: short, crumbly butter cookies piped into flowers with a star nozzle and finished with a bright dot of jam in the centre, sold by the kilo for name days and served with tea in Azerbaijani homes. The dough must be soft enough to pipe but rich enough to hold the ridges in the oven. A common mistake is overbeating the egg whites into the butter, which makes the cookies spread and lose their pattern. Chef's tip: chill the piped cookies on the tray for 15 minutes before baking; the ridges stay sharp.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 24
Ingredients
For the cookies
- 7 oz soft butter
- 3 ⅛ oz icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 9 oz plain flour
- 1 oz cornflour
To finish
- 4 tbsp apricot or cherry jam
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Beat 7 oz soft butter and 3 ⅛ oz icing sugar for 3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
3 minStep 2: Beat in 2 egg whites and 1 tsp vanilla extract briefly, just until combined. Common mistake: overbeating; the cookies spread.
Step 3: Sift in 9 oz plain flour and 1 oz cornflour and fold until smooth.
Step 4: Spoon into a piping bag with a large star nozzle and pipe 5 cm rosettes onto lined trays. Put a little 4 tbsp apricot or cherry jam in the centre of each.
Step 5: Chill for 15 minutes. Heat the oven to 375°F (fan 350°F).
15 minStep 6: Bake for 12–15 minutes, until golden at the edges. Cool on the tray.
15 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 135 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 15 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does baku kurabiye take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 24 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of soft butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of icing sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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