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Shekarbura is a sweet pastry. In the Republic of Azerbaijan it is called şəkərbura and is used as a dessert. It is a sweet pastry in half-moon shape, filled with ground almonds, hazelnuts, or walnuts, and sugar. Shekerbura, shorgoghal, and pakhlava are the iconic foods of Novruz holiday in Azerbaijan. In Azerbaijan, it usually involves teamwork of relatives, friends and neighbors who congregate at someone's home to make this Nowruz delight. Like other pastries prepared for Nowruz, shekerbura also has a symbolic meaning which denotes the half-moon or flame of fire.

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Shekerbura recipe - La Receta de la Felicidad

Shekerbura is one of the traditional sweet pastries baked for Novruz, one of the most important holidays in Azerbaijan. It is not a religious holiday, but actually is the celebration of the coming of spring, and the renewal of nature. Shekerbura is a...

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Rahile's Recipes: Shekerbura - Making a Novruz Dessert Step by Step

AZERBAIJAN FOOD If Samani is a green symbol of Novruz, two desserts, Pakhlava (baklava) and Shekerbura, are the spring holiday’s sweet symbo.....

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Shekerbura - Authentic Recipe from Azerbaijan | 196 flavors

Shekerbura is a delicious pastry made of half-crispy half-soft dough, with almond filling and a subtle cardamom aroma. This famous baked-good is a direct trip to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan, whose name comes from azar, which means “fire”, and baijan, which...

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Shekerbura | A Spoonful of honey with a pinch of rose

When I was a child we had some neighbors from Syria. Once they invited my mother to their house, and I went with her. I remember they served us a plate full of different sorts of cookies. Some of t…...

Cherry-Hazelnut Shekerburas - Bake from Scratch

Shekerbura is a traditional sweet pastry hailing from Azerbaijan, a country located at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe. We added cherry and Frangelico to the dessert’s standard filling of ground nuts and sugar. Yeasted dough lets...

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A Cookie for Every Country: Azerbaijan: Sheker Bura

Azerbaijan is a diverse country bordered by the Caspian Sea. The cuisine is very rich and colorful, but traditional cooking has changed con.....

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