Ingredients:

Dough:

320g flour

180g butter

1 egg

120ml yogurt

1 teaspoon baking soda

Khoriz/Filling:

200g walnuts

100g icing sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation: 

• In a big bowl combine flour and diced butter and mix till it looks sandy
• Add baking soda to yogurt, wait for a minute and fold into the dough
• Add the egg and knead until the dough fully comes together
• Cover the dough and put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes
• For the filling grind walnuts with icing sugar, and cinnamon in a food processor
•  Take out the dough from refrigerator and roll out the dough into a 40cmx30cm rectangle with rolling pin
• Spread the filling evenly over the dough and roll it leaving seam side facing down
• Spread egg yolk over the log, poke it and make nice patter with a fork
• Put the log in the fridge for 20 minutes, that will make to cut gata easily
• Take out gata and cut in 3-4cm wide nice diamond shapes
• Transfer to a baking tray and bake for 30-35 minutes at 180C