Zimtsterne

zimtstern, cinnamon stars

A zimtstern (german for "cinnamon star"; pl.: zimtsterne) is a christmas cookie, originally from swabia in southwest germany, made from foam of whipped egg white, sugar, at least 25% almonds, cinnamon and a maximum of 10% flour. it is most popular in germany and switzerland.cookies of this kind are called plätzchen or weihnachtsgebäck ("christmas cookies") in german. the ingredients are used to make a compact dough that is easy to roll out. after drying, an egg white glaze is applied and the stars are cut out. these are baked on baking trays over low heat, whereby the egg white glaze only coagulates and does not take on any darker color. according to old cookbooks, the egg white is whippe...

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