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'''''Spritzgebäck''''' is a type of German [[Christmas]] [[biscuit]] made of [[flour]], [[butter]], [[sugar]] and [[Egg (food)|eggs]]. When made correctly, the cookies are crisp, fragile, somewhat dry, and buttery. The German verb ''spritzen'' means ''to squirt'' in English. As the name implies, these cookies are made by extruding, or "squirting" the dough with a press fitted with patterned holes (a [[cookie press]]) or with a cake decorator, pastry bag, to which a variety |
'''''Spritzgebäck''''' is a type of German [[Christmas]] [[biscuit]] or [[Christmas cookie]] made of [[flour]], [[butter]], [[sugar]] and [[Egg (food)|eggs]]. When made correctly, the cookies are crisp, fragile, somewhat dry, and buttery. The German verb ''spritzen'' means ''to squirt'' in English. As the name implies, these cookies are made by extruding, or "squirting" the dough with a press fitted with patterned holes (a [[cookie press]]) or with a cake decorator, pastry bag, to which a variety of nozzles may be fitted. In the United States, the name ''Spritzgebäck'' is often shortened to ''spritz'' becoming known as the ''spritz cookie''.<ref name="Wilson2011">{{cite book|author=Dede Wilson|title=Baker's Field Guide to Christmas Cookies|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fUi6eYOKHEUC&pg=PA146|accessdate=19 April 2012|date=11 October 2011|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-1-55832-628-6|page=146}}</ref> |
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''Spritzgebäck'' is a common pastry in Germany and served often during [[Christmas]] season, when parents commonly spend afternoons baking with their children for one or two weeks. Traditionally, parents bake ''Spritzgebäck'' using their own special recipes, which they pass down to their children. |
''Spritzgebäck'' is a common pastry in Germany and served often during [[Christmas]] season, when parents commonly spend afternoons baking with their children for one or two weeks. Traditionally, parents bake ''Spritzgebäck'' using their own special recipes, which they pass down to their children. |
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| Type | Biscuit / Cookie |
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| Place of origin | Germany |
| Main ingredients | flour, butter, sugar, eggs |
Spritzgebäck is a type of German Christmas biscuit or Christmas cookie made of flour, butter, sugar and eggs. When made correctly, the cookies are crisp, fragile, somewhat dry, and buttery. The German verb spritzen means to squirt in English. As the name implies, these cookies are made by extruding, or "squirting" the dough with a press fitted with patterned holes (a cookie press) or with a cake decorator, pastry bag, to which a variety of nozzles may be fitted. In the United States, the name Spritzgebäck is often shortened to spritz becoming known as the spritz cookie.[1]
Spritzgebäck is a common pastry in Germany and served often during Christmas season, when parents commonly spend afternoons baking with their children for one or two weeks. Traditionally, parents bake Spritzgebäck using their own special recipes, which they pass down to their children.
See also
References
- ^ Dede Wilson (11 October 2011). Baker's Field Guide to Christmas Cookies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-55832-628-6. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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