German almond butter cake
A tray of yeast dough dimpled with fingertips, filled with creamed unsalted butter and topped with flaked almonds and cinnamon sugar.
Active time40 min
Cooking30 min
Total3 h 30 minResting : 2 h 30 min
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Ingredients
- 325 g unsalted butter
- 1 raw medium egg yolk without white
- 250 ml whole milk
- 80 g flaked almonds
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 515 g white wheat flour
- 21 g fresh baker's yeast
- 1 g fine salt
- 175 g white sugar
- 80 g icing sugar
- 4 g vanilla sugar
Preparation
Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Soften butter for 20 minutes. Warm milk gently for about 5 minutes without exceeding 35 °C. Dissolve yeast in 60 ml milk with 5 g sugar and 20 g flour from the totals. Cover and foam for 15 minutes. Add reserved 190 ml milk, 70 g sugar, 480 g flour and 75 g soft butter, yolk without white and salt. Knead with a dough hook for about 10 minutes until smooth. Cover and rise for 30 minutes until visibly expanded.
325 g unsalted butter1 raw medium egg yolk without white250 ml whole milk515 g white wheat flour21 g fresh baker's yeast1 g fine salt175 g white sugar- saucepan
- thermometer
- bowl
- mixer with dough hook
- tea towel
Line a 40 × 30 cm tray, 4 cm high, with baking paper. Use 15 g reserved flour to knock back and roll dough onto the tray. Cover and rise for another 30 minutes. Cream 250 g reserved butter with icing and vanilla sugars. Make fingertip dimples without piercing and spoon all butter into them. Mix 100 g reserved sugar with cinnamon, scatter over and add almonds.
80 g flaked almonds1 tsp ground cinnamon80 g icing sugar4 g vanilla sugar- rimmed tray
- baking paper
- rolling pin
- tea towel
- bowl
- mixer
- spoon
- small bowl
Bake for about 25 minutes in a preheated conventional oven at 175 °C until dough is cooked and almonds golden. Cool on a rack for 30 minutes before cutting small portions.
- oven
- oven gloves
- rack
- knife
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
- Tree nuts
Sources and credits
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