Cakes, Bread, Desserts and Drinks
Germany
Curd Puff Pastries
Total cooking time: approx. 14-16 minutes.
Utensils:
Baking pan (dm. approx. 30 cm)
greaseproof paper
Ingredients
200 g
Flour
1 tsp
Baking powder (3 g)
200 g
Low-fat curd
200 g
Butter
1 pinch
Salt
Jam for filling
1
Egg white
1
Egg yolk
1 tbsp
Water
Powdered sugar
Preparation
1. Mix flour and baking powder. Add low-fat curd,
butter and salt, knead with the kneading attachment
of a handheld blender to make a dough. Cover the
dough and place in a cool area for 30 minutes.
2. Roll half of the dough on a floured surface about
½ cm thick. Cut the dough into 6 squares (about
12x12 cm), place one teaspoon of jam into each
center.
3. Baste the edges with egg white and fold to form a
triangle.
4. Cover the backing pan with greaseproof paper.
Mix egg yolk and water, baste the pastries with this
mixture and place on baking pan. Bake on the low
rack in the pre-heated microwave oven.
14-16 Min.
230°C
After cooling, dust with powdered sugar.
5. Prepare the other 6 puff-pastry squares and bake.
Tip:
Also try other fillings, e.g. nuts, almonds, almond
paste, curd, whole fruits, fruit stew or hearty fillings.
Austria
Gugelhupf
Total cooking time: approx. 23 minutes.
Utensils:
Gugelhupf pan (dm. approx. 22 cm)
Ingredients
1 tsp
Butter or margarine to grease the pan
170 g
Butter or margarine
140 g
Powdered sugar
4
Egg yolk
40 g
Almond slivers
40 g
Raisins, washed and some shredded
Lemon rind
4
Egg white
280 g
Flour
1 pck.
Baking powder (15 g)
Preparation
1. Grease the Gugelhupf pan.
2. Beat butter and powdered sugar with a handheld
makes about 12 servings
3. Beat egg whites until they are stiff and carefully fold in.
4. Fill dough into the baking pan and bake on low rack.
Spain
Almond Cake
"Tarta de almendras"
Total cooking time: approx. 26-30 minutes.
Utensils:
Ingredients
100 g
100 g
200 g
Preparation
1. Thaw the puff pastr y according to package
2. Roll the dough to the size of the baking pan and
3. Beat butter and sugar with a handheld blender
4. Distribute almond mixture evenly on puff pastry,
makes about 16 servings
5. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
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blender until creamy. Slowly add egg yolk. Add
almond slivers, raisins and the shredded lemon
rind. Mix well.
Mix flour and baking powder, sieve and carefully
fold in.
(This recipe will make about 0.9 kg).
AUTO COOK No.6
Spring form (dm. approx. 24 cm)
2
Puff pastry sheet (200 g) frozen
1 tsp
Butter or margarine to grease the pan
Butter or margarine
Sugar
Shredded skin of one lemon
4
Eggs
½ tbsp
Cinnamon
Almond powder
directions. Grease the pan.
place into the pan. Pierce dough several times with
a fork and place on the low rack in the pre-heated
microwave oven.
8-10 Min.
230°C
until creamy. Add eggs slowly, one at a time, keep
mixing. Add shredded lemon rind and cinnamon.
Slowly add almonds.
bake on low rack.
18-20 Min.
200°C
Recipes
makes about 12 servings