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German Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne)

Zimtsterne

Serves: 4 persons

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Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne) are a popular treat during Christmas time. Learn how to bake these with this delicious recipe ...

These nut meringues are also called erstesternen ("first stars"), a reference to the heavenly signs indicating the end of a fast day. They are traditionally served by German Jews at the meal following Yom Kippur.

Ingredients:

• powdered sugar
• ground almonds
• ground cinnamon
• grated lemon peel of half lemon
• 2 eggwhites
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

Procedure:

• Mix finely ground almonds (150g), 300g of powdered sugar and other ingredients and knead lightly.
• Roll out the mix (not too thinly).
• Mix eggwhite, finely ground almonds (50g) and 250g of powdered sugar into a glaze.
• Cut out stars and cover with glaze.
• Bake the stars to a light golden color in a preheated oven on a greased baking pan (center rack) at 150°C.
• Knead the remaining dough together with one or two tablespoons of ground almonds, roll out and cut out more stars.
• Continue until all the dough is used.
• The cooled cinnamon stars can be decorated with chocolate sprinkles, colored sugar or almonds.

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