Lazy Pahlava Recipe

Ingredients

CRUST:

300g wheat flour

200g butter (room temperature or slightly melted)

200g sour cream

2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp baking powder

FILLING:

250g walnuts

230g sugar

1 egg

TOPPING:

2 tbsp sugar

Mince the walnuts. Add egg and sugar (230g), and stir well. Set aside.

Mix together butter, sour cream, and 2 tablespoons sugar, chopping the butter with a knife if necessary.

Add flour in two-three batches, add baking powder, and stir thoroughly.

Divide the pastry in two, roll out the two pieces to fit a 30×24 baking pan or a pan similar in size.

Place one of the pastry sheets into prepared pan.

Spread the walnut filling over the pastry base, then cover it with another pastry sheet and seal the edges.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons (or more, if you like) sugar on top of the Pahlava.

Bake over a low heat (approximately 180 C) for 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool and cut into square bars.