Switzerland

Florentines

16th day of Advent Ingredients: 300g Granulated sugar200g Butter150g Cream   75g Honey300g Sliced almonds  80g Candied orange Production: Cook the granulated sugar, butter, cream, and honey to 110°C.Add the almonds and candied orange and briefly toast.Then the mass is spread onto… weiterlesen

Almond Nut Corners

11th day of Advent For the almond nut corners, a Linzer dough (recipe here) must be rolled out 4mm thick and placed on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. This dough is baked for 8-9 minutes at… weiterlesen

Basler-Lebkuchen

9th day of Advent Ingredients: 500g Wheat flour400g Honey100g Powdered sugar  50g Dextrose  10g Vanilla sugar  10g Lebuchen spice  10g Cinnamon    3g Salt  40g Cherry schnapps  13g Ammonium200g Toasted and chopped hazelnuts, 2-4mm200g Candied orange peel  50g Candied lemon peel150g Robe-Noire (Chocolate to dip) Production:… weiterlesen

Coconut Domes

8th day of Advent Coconut macaroon batter: 200g Coconut flakes200g Granulated Sugar 125g Egg whites  50g Chopped candied orange peel Mix the coconut flakes, sugar, egg whites, and candied orange peel and heat in a double boiled to 65C°. 120g… weiterlesen

Linzeraugen (Linzer Biscuits)

7th day of Advent Butter shortcrust: 300g Wheat flour Type 480200g Soft butter   90g Powdered sugar   10g Vanilla sugar   20g Egg yolk (1)        + a pinch of salt120g Jam for filling Production: Knead all of the ingredients into a dough. Careful:Alle Zutaten zu… weiterlesen

Linzer Crescent Cookies

6th day of Advent Ingredients for spritz cookies: 280g Wheat flour Type 480220g Soft butter  90g Powdered sugar   15g Wheat starch   50g Whole egg (1)   40g Yolk (2)        + orange zest/lemon zest        + A pinch of salt 120g Jam120g Robe Noire – Chocolate to… weiterlesen

Poppy Seed Cake

5th day of Advent Ingredients: 200g butter   60g powdered sugar   13g vanilla sugar     2g salt       + lemon zest from half a lemon160g egg yolks (8) 240g egg whites (8)160g granulated sugar250g ground grey poppy seed 160g almond meal Instructions: Mix butter with powdered sugar,… weiterlesen

Vanilla Crescent Cookies (Vanillekipferl)

The 4th day of advent Ingredients: 300g wheat flour type 480200g butter100g powdered sugar100g almond meal2 egg yolks       1 pack of vanilla sugar (c. 8g)       the pulp from one vanilla pod (can replace with vanilla extract)          A pinch of salt Instructions: Mix… weiterlesen

  • 04.12.2017

Croissants with Poolish

3rd day of Advent Poolish: 200g Wheat flour Type 700200g Water 20°C     2g Yeast Stir together the ingredients and let it rise for 2 hours at room temperature. Then the poolish matures at 4°C /18-24 hours in the refrigerator. Butter… weiterlesen

Nutcracker

2nd day of Advent Ingredients: 130g Brown sugar100g Candied orange  50g Butter  50g Honey  40g Cream  10g Vanilla sugar500g Shelled, roasted  hazelnuts or almonds150g Chocolate  Production: Heat the Brown sugar, butter, honey, cream, and vanilla sugar.Add the nuts and candied… weiterlesen

Spelt Gingerbread Muffins

ADVENT CALENDAR For a long time I have been plagued by the idea of baking an Advent calendar for the blog, but this project repeatedly failed due to lack of time. In order to finally make this dream come… weiterlesen

Primal Loaf

This primal load is a wonderfully moist mixed-flour bread with a long-lasting crust. The bread tastes pleasantly mild, stays fresh for a long time and is also easy to make. Since the rye dominates in the recipe, you shouldn’t knead… weiterlesen