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{{Cuisine of Azerbaijan}}
'''''Shekerbura''''' or '''shekarbura''' ({{langx|az|şəkərbura}}) is an Azerbaijani sweet pastry, usually eaten as a dessert.<ref>[http://kanald.com.tr/Mutfagim/Haberler/Sekerbura-tarifi/36421.aspx Şekerbura tarifi / Mutfağım / Program / Haberler / Kanal D / İzle<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4wi2YuxAvZsC&dq=%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0+%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B5&pg=PA220 «Азербайджанская кухня»] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> It is made in a half-moon shape, filled with ground almonds, hazelnuts, or walnuts, and sugar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=http://amkm.kulina.az/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Azerbaijani_Cuisine.pdf|title=Azerbaijani Cuisine (A Collection of Recipes of Azerbaijani Meals, Snacks and Drinks)|last=Ministry of Culture and Tourism Republic of Azerbaijan|publisher=«INDIGO» print house|year=2013|isbn=978-9952-486-00-1|editor1=Kerimli T|location=Baku|pages=111|editor2=Kerimov E|editor3=Ramazanova A|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123133/http://amkm.kulina.az/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Azerbaijani_Cuisine.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> ''Shekerbura'', ''shorgoghal'', and ''pakhlava'' are the traditional foods of Novruz in Azerbaijan.<ref>[http://www.news.az/recipes/33030 News.Az - Shekerbura - Sweet nut pies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The making of ''shekerbura'' usually involves relatives, friends and neighbors who congregate at someone's home to make it.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Azerbaijan - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture |last=Nikki Kazimova |publisher=Kuperard |year=2011 |isbn=9781857335484}}</ref> Like other pastries prepared for Novruz, ''shekerbura'' has a symbolic meaning which denotes the half-moon or flame of fire.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.euronews.com/2014/03/24/azerbaijan-celebrates-nowruz |title=Azerbaijan celebrates Nowruz |date=2014-03-24 |website=euronews |language=en |access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_celebrates_Novruz_Holiday-1260365|title=Azerbaijan celebrates Novruz Holiday|website=azertag.az|language=en|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>
== Preparation == The dough is made of wheat flour, butter, milk, egg yolks, cream, and yeast. The filling is prepared from peeled almond or fried nuts mixed with sugar powder. It also includes cardamom to flavor the pastry.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Azərbaycan kulinariyası, Азербайджанская кулинария, Azerbaijan Cookery - cookbook, in Azeri, Russian & English|last=Ahmedov|first=Ahmed-Jabir|publisher=Ishig|year=1986|location=Baku|pages=151}}</ref>
The dough is rolled and cut into small round shapes, then filled with stuffing and closed up by making a pattern of stitches. The stitching pattern on the dough is produced using traditional tweezers called {{Transliteration|az|maggash}}.<ref name=":0" />
== Other versions == In Persian, it is called ''shekarbureh'' ({{langx|fa|شکربوره}}). Originally, it was like a halva made from sugar and almonds. Its alternate names in Persian include ''shekarborak'', ''shekarbora'' ({{lang|fa|شکربورا}}), ''shekarpareh'', ''shekarbozeh'' and ''shekarpirah''.<ref>Dihkhudā, ʻAlī Akbar. 2003. Lughatʹnāmah. Tihrān: Muʼassasah-i Intishārat va Chāp-i Dānishgāh-i Tihrān. Entry: شکربورک</ref> Variants of the dessert are also common in Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey.
In Anatolia, a similar pastry is called ''şekerpare'' in Turkish, which is a common dessert in Turkish cuisine.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Complete Book Of Turkish Cooking|date=2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781136166211|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GUDYAQAAQBAJ|access-date=2014-12-13}}</ref> It is mainly prepared by baking soft balls of almond-based pastry dipped in thick lemon-flavored sugar syrup, different from the Azerbaijani ''shekerbura''.
==See also== {{Portal|Azerbaijan|Food}} *Azerbaijani cuisine *Revani
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Category:Azerbaijani desserts Category:Almond desserts Category:Hazelnut dishes Category:Walnut desserts