Nazook

Nazook (also spelled nazuk or nazouk, Armenian Նազուկ) is the name of a rolled Armenian pastry made from flour, butter, sugar, sour cream, yeast, vanilla extract and eggs, with a filling (khoriz) made out of butter, sugar and flour, while nuts, most commonly walnuts are often added to the filling as well.^[1] Nazook is sometimes referred to as gata.

Nazook

Nazook
Type	Pastry
Place of origin	Armenia
Main ingredients	Spices, sugar, flour, eggs, butter, and nuts,
Media: Nazook

There is a variation where lemon and cranberries are used,^[2] and a variation where cinnamon constitutes the main filling, essentially turning nazook into a type of cinnamon roll.^[3]

See also

• Gata (food)
• List of pastries