Armenian Nazuk - Vegan Recipe

Ingredients

• 150g margarine or coconut oil
• [Dough]
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
• Pinch of salt
• 65ml cold water
• 1/2 orange, zest
• [Rolling mixture]
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1/2 cup corn starch
• [Filling]
• 150g any nuts or mix of nuts (we used almonds, cashews and peanuts)
• 30g of caster sugar
• 50ml maple syrup
• 50g dry apricots and dry figs (or dates)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• [Syrup]
• 1 orange, juice
• Peel of 1/2 orange
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• 1 stick of cinnamon
• 1 cardamom, crushed
• 1 star anise