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Kada
Kada: round flaky Georgian pastry with sweet butter crumbs
GeorgianKada is a tea-time pastry found in bakeries from Tbilisi to the Mtskheta monastery stalls, where it is sold warm beside churchkhela: a round of rich yeasted dough, folded around a sweet filling of flour, butter and sugar rubbed into crumbs, then rolled flat so the filling bakes into soft, melting layers. A common mistake is rolling the filled dough too hard, which pushes the crumbs through the surface. Chef's tip: chill the filling so the butter stays cold; it melts in the oven and makes flaky, buttery pockets.
- Total time
- 80 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the dough
- 14 oz plain flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup warm milk
- 1 egg
- 2 ⅛ oz soft butter
For the filling
- 5 ½ oz plain flour
- 4 oz sugar
- 4 oz cold butterdiced
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
For the glaze
- 1 egg yolkbeaten with 1 tbsp milk
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Mix 14 oz plain flour, ¼ oz fast-action dried yeast, 2 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp salt. Add ¾ cup warm milk, 1 egg and 2 ⅛ oz soft butter and knead for 8 minutes into a soft, silky dough. Cover and leave to rise for 1 hour.
8 minStep 2: Rub 5 ½ oz plain flour, 4 oz sugar, 1 tsp vanilla sugar and 4 oz cold butter together with your fingertips into coarse, buttery crumbs. Chill.
Step 3: Heat the oven to 375°F (fan 350°F) and line two trays with baking paper. Divide the dough into 2 and roll each into a 30 cm circle.
Step 4: Scatter half the filling over each circle. Fold the edges into the middle, overlapping, to make a sealed parcel, then turn it over.
Step 5: Roll each parcel gently into a 20 cm round, about 1.5 cm thick. Common mistake: pressing hard; the filling breaks through.
Step 6: Brush with 1 egg yolk and mark a criss-cross pattern with a fork. Rest for 15 minutes.
15 minStep 7: Bake for 25–30 minutes, until deep golden. Cool and cut into wedges.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kada take?
- About 80 minutes in total: 50 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of fast-action dried yeast?
- Fresh yeast, three times the weight.
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