As of: February 13, 2024, 5:21 a.m
By: Sandra Keck
Helau and Alaaf!
Colorful Americans should not be missing from any carnival celebration.
This article shows you how to make the juicy cakes yourself with icing.
Carnival is a time of costumes, music and of course sweet treats.
Colorful hustle and bustle on the streets, happy faces and an exuberant atmosphere – all of this is part of this special time of year.
And what should definitely not be missing?
Homemade eggnog?
Juicy quark balls?
Or maybe pancakes or crepes, donuts or Berliners?
Everything has its place, but Simply Tasty focuses on colorful Americans in this article.
Because these small, round pieces of pastry are not only an eye-catcher, but also a real treat.
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With their colorful decorations made of icing, chocolate or colorful sprinkles, they bring color to the carnival and put a smile on everyone's face.
Whether as a clown, princess or cowboy - the fluffy Americans, also known as face cookies, go with every costume and are the perfect snack between meals.
But the colorful Americans are not only a pleasure at carnival time.
They are also perfect for children's birthday parties, which, in addition to banging pots, make children's eyes shine with brightly colored rainbow waffles or quick pizza rolls.
For the delicious carnival pastries “Americans” you need these ingredients:
With icing and chocolate, the simple recipe for juicy Americans is a delight for young and old.
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Batter:
100 g butter, soft
100g sugar
1 packet of vanilla sugar
1 pinch of salt
2 eggs
200 g wheat flour
50 g cornstarch
3 tsp baking powder
90 ml milk
Decoration:
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Preparation is easy thanks to these step-by-step instructions:
Preheat the oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat (160 °C fan oven).
Line a baking tray with baking paper.
For the batter:
Beat butter, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt until fluffy.
Gradually add the eggs.
Mix the flour with starch and baking powder and stir in alternately with the milk.
Using two tablespoons or a piping bag, place the dough in twelve circles on the prepared baking paper.
Make sure there is enough distance as the dough will rise while baking.
Bake until light brown, about ten to twelve minutes.
Allow to cool completely.
For decoration:
If desired, spread half of the smooth underside of the Americans with icing and the other half with melted chocolate icing and decorate with colorful sugar sprinkles.
Let it dry and eat it!
Easy Tasty Tip:
Americans will keep for up to a week in an airtight container if they are not eaten beforehand.
Colorful Americans are the perfect carnival treat!
With this recipe you can easily bake delicious American cookies with colorful sugar sprinkles.
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By the way, in the former GDR the pastry was officially known as “Ammonbookie”, which can be attributed to the raising agent ammonium hydrogen carbonate, and was one of the most popular dishes in the East.
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