Bartın Pumpkin Pastry
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Bartın Pumpkin Pastry

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Prepared with sweet grated pumpkin and walnuts, pumpkin pastry is among the most famous syrupy desserts of traditional Bartın cuisine.

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Made with handmade phyllo dough especially during religious holidays and celebrations like weddings, this dessert requires fine craftsmanship like Bartın handicrafts. Grated pumpkin blended with sugar is placed inside thinly rolled dough sheets, which are then wrinkled and arranged in a tray. Unlike other pumpkin desserts across Türkiye, it has a crispy pastry texture. You can find the freshest version of the dessert in historical bakeries in the city center.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of flour
  • 500 g pumpkin (grated)
  • 1 cup of ground walnuts
  • 1.5 cups of granulated sugar
  • 200 g melted butter

Preparation

  1. Knead a soft dough with flour, water, and a little salt, then rest it in meringues.
  2. Mix the grated pumpkin with granulated sugar and walnuts to prepare the filling.
  3. Roll the dough pieces very thinly, brush with butter, sprinkle the pumpkin filling, and twist into a roll.
  4. Bake in the oven until golden brown, then pour warm syrup over it and serve.

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