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What is this Greek pastry called?

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nadellii

nadellii

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My husband just picked up this amazing pastry from the Greek dessert store and he doesn’t remember the name!! ughhh!! Does anyone know what it’s called? I would love to order it again sometime soon. There’s cream inside and top is covered in almonds. It’s sooooo good. :)

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To me this looks like bougatsa...this looks SO amazing!!! ????
 
I think it's bougatsa, too. Was it creamy on the inside? I've seen bougatsa mostly with phyllo but in this case it looks like maybe the bougatsa was inside a puff pastry type of thing?
 
nadellii said:
My husband just picked up this amazing pastry from the Greek dessert store and he doesn’t remember the name!! ughhh!! Does anyone know what it’s called? I would love to order it again sometime soon. There’s cream inside and top is covered in almonds. It’s sooooo good. :)

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It is a cream puff. In Greek, we call them sou (from the French pâte à choux). It is a light, delicate pastry dough, which is as it is baked, the water in the dough evaporates and the steam creates puffs in the pastry and creates a cavity that is filled with the cream.
The bougatsa on the other hand is pastry cream or some type of Greek cheese that is wrapped in phyllo pastry (in a similar way to spanakopita or tyropita).
 
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It is a cream puff. In Greek, we call them sou (from the French pâte à choux). It is a light, delicate pastry dough, which is as it is baked, the water in the dough evaporates and the steam creates puffs in the pastry and creates a cavity that is filled with the cream.
The bougatsa on the other hand is pastry cream or some type of Greek cheese that is wrapped in phyllo pastry (in a similar way to spanakopita or tyropita).
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Very interesting, thanks! Ill make sure to ask for a sou next time I visit a Greek (or French) bakery!
 
Looks like bougatsa to me! One of my favorites
 
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