Gullac

Sample Dishes from Turkish Cuisine

Gullac (Güllaç)

Preparation

Combine ground walnuts and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Cut each pastry sheet into half. Scald milk. Add sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Dip each pastry sheet in scalded milk. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon of fılling in center. Bring edges together over fılling, making plaits to give rose like effect. Arrange in a serving dish. Pour rest of milk over. Cover and cool. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds. Chill and serve.

Servings: 10

Nutritional Value
(in approximately one serving)

Regional Characteristics:

Güllaç is produced commercially from a mixture of starch, flour and milk in small shops or bakeries and marketed in dried forms. It is sold in this dried form of thin circular, crisp wafers packed in layers. Almonds, pistachionuts, hazelnuts can be substituted for walnuts.