Bethmänchen – German Christmas cookies
Votes: 3
Time: 40 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 30 pcs.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 30 pcs.
It's impossible to imagine Christmas baking in Western Europe without the captivating aroma of almonds. During these festive times, marzipan becomes a key ingredient in many confections. In Germany, for example, Bethmännchen almond cookies (a diminutive of the surname Bethmann) are popular. They were named by a French pastry chef after the Frankfurt banking family for which he served. These cookies are made from a mixture of ground almonds, flour, and marzipan, forming small balls decorated with three almond halves. Bake these amazing cookies and enjoy their vibrant marzipan flavor with hints of pink.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 3/4 cup almond halves
- 2 tbsp. almond halves, peeled
- 3/4 cup crushed almonds and 2 tbsp. (ready-made almond paste is usually sold in sausages in the delicatessen department)
- 1 tbsp rose water
- 7 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 small eggs
- 3.5 tbsp flour
- 120 almond halves, for decoration
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Preheat oven to 175°C.
- Break the marzipan paste into small pieces and mix with one of the eggs, rose water, powdered sugar, and flour. Grind the measured almonds and stir in.
- Separate the remaining egg and beat the yolk.
- Form walnut-sized balls from the marzipan mixture. Press three almond halves onto the sides of each ball. Place them vertically, evenly spaced, around the marzipan ball.
Brush each ball with beaten egg yolk and place on a baking sheet. - Place the baking sheet on the middle shelf of the oven and bake the balls for 15 minutes until golden brown.
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