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This recipe is crispy on the outside with a buttery, flaky crumb and a perfect treat for breakfast or you can serve it with a bit of jam and your tea or coffee. My child and all my family members loved this recipe so you make a try and you will love this recipe to eat.
Gipfeli Recipe:
Gipfeli recipe is a popular pastry that is similar to a croissant. It is a golden and flaky Gipfeli and a buttery delight food. This is flaky, buttery and a perfect dish for breakfast tea, coffee, or a snack. A simple Gipfeli recipe that you can make at home. We will also tell you that the Gipfeli and croissants recipe is the same recipe. But I will also explain the difference between Gipfeli and Croissants recipe, and give you some tips on how to make it and how to eat a Gipfeli. So step by step this recipe process I am writing for you.
Gipfeli Recipe making time
| Prepare time: 30 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 50 minutes |
Gipfeli recipe of history:
This recipe come from the shape of Austrian Kipferl and it is buttery, flaky, pasty recipe. This recipe can be dated back to at least the 17th century in Austria and there came in various shapes. This Gipfeli recipe can be made plain or made with nuts. It is name comes from the german word “Gipfel” meaning Peak and this recipe shape is distinctive crescent. Or this recipe is a traditional treat in Switzerland, Austria and other parts of central Europe.
As with many classic foods, the recipe’s exact origin of the dainty Gipfeli is up for some debate. It is most commonly associated with French culture. A number of historians of cuisine trace the Gipfeli recipe roots to Austria and other places in Eastern Europe.
A Gipfeli has generally a nice shape and has less fat and its come in many variations Gipfeli are- Laugengipfeli, Nussgipfel or Mandalgipfeli in Germany. There is less standardization and they come in a variety of shapes and ingredients.
This recipe is popular for their flaky layers and crescent shape. Today I am telling you that the Gipfeli recipe is enjoyed by people as a beloved breakfast pastry with Swiss and French influences.
Ingredients for Gipfeli Recipe:
To make the Gipfeli recipe, you need various ingredients. So, you will make a recipe with many ingredients you need. There are –
- 500 g bread flour
- 120 g sugar for felling
- 10 g salt
- 20 or 25 g fresh yeast
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 300 ml milk
- 50 g sugar
- 200 g ground almonds
- 80 g butter
- 110 ml apple juice
- 100 g powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp water or apple juice
Make of Instructions:
Step 1: Make the dough
Step 2: Prepare the filling
Step 3: Assemble the Gipfeli
Step 4: Bake the Gipfeli
Step 5: Glaze the Gipfeli
Step 1: Make the dough:
First you take a large bowl and you will mix the bread flour, salt, and cinnamon. Then take a separet bowl mix the milk, sugar and yeast. Until the yeast is fully dissolved you do very well combine them. The mixture should be smooth.
Make a very well of the flour mixture and pour in the milk mixture. Mix the dough used for hand mixer or spoon with a dough hook attachment until a shaggy dough forms. Now add the butter to the dough and dough on a lightly floured surface for 12-15 minutes. Until this mixer becomes smooth and elastic. But you can also use a hand mixer or stand mixer. Put the dough into a ball, then place it in a lightly oiled bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Put it in a warm oven, and please for about 1 hour until the mixer is doubled in size.
Step 2: Prepare the filling:
Now you heat the oven and spread the almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 7-8 minutes until the dough is lightly browned. Then you take a food blender and mixer grind the cooled almonds into a powder.
You take a bowl mix together the ground almonds, sugar and cinnamon. Add an apple juice to the almond mixture and mix until the paste forms all ingredients. Then you add it gradually and prepare to stop adding juice when the mixture is reached.
Step 3: Assemble the Gipfeli:
Then you start to make a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of about ¼ inch. Cut the dough into 6 equal rectangles. Now cut it rectangle into a triangle by cutting along the digonal shape. So add the almond filling at the wide end of each triangle.
Now you make it roll up each triangle into a crescent shape, then you place the roll Gipfeli on a lined baking sheet and place about 1 inch of space between each pastry.
Step 4: Bake the Gipfeli:
Preheat the oven and now brush the top of Gipfeli with a little bit of milk or eggs. Now you bake the Gipfeli for 15- 20 minutes until it is golden brown.
Then the Gipfeli from the oven and then cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before glazing.
Step 5: Glaze the Gipfeli:
Then at last you take a small bowl and mix together the sugar powder and apple juice or water until smooth. Then the glaze over the cooled Gipfeli.
Gipfeli needed Equipment:
The make of delicious Gipfeli recipe at home then you will need some of the following equipment:-
Oven– You will need an oven for baking the Gipfeli to golden perfection in color.
Pastry Brush– A pastry brush is handy for applying egg wash to the Gipfeli before baking.
Mixing bowl– You use a large mixing bowl to combine or mixer.g
Cup and Spoon– Then perfect measurements are essential for baking to make sure you take a cup and spoon for both dry and liquid ingredients.
Hand mixer- Can you mix the dough by hand then the hand mixer can make the mix process very quick and easy.
Rolling pan– A rolling pan is for rolling out the dough into a thin sheet.
Knife or Pizza cutter- You will need a sharp knife or Pizza cutter to cut the dough into a triangle shape before the Gipfeli.
Baking sheet– You use a baking sheet lined with paper to place the Gipfeli for proofing and baking.
Plastic wrap– Use plastic wrap to cover the Gipfeli while they are proof.
Cooling Rack- When the Gipfeli are baked then transfer to a cooling rack.
So these basic kitchen equipment you will need for cooking.
My Few Tips:
You can adjust the amount of sugar in the filling to your taste. You can also add other ingredients to the filling such as dried fruit, chopped nuts. You can add these ingredients then your Gipfeli recipe tastes amazing.
So you can add these ingredients. Gipfeli are served fresh but you can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. But if you want to freeze them then you can store them for up to 2 months.
What is the difference between Gipfeli and Croissant?
Gipfeli and Croissant are very similar pastries.
The Gipfeli comes from the German word “Gipfel” meaning “peak” describing a distinctive crescent shape. It is a traditional treat in Switzerland, Austria. But the Croissant is a symbol of French cuisine and has mysterious origins.
Gipfeli has a flaky and denser texture. It has a more sweetness and a hint of yeast. But Croissant is a buttery. It is soft and delicately flavored.
The Gipfeli are smaller than croissants. Croissants are larger with a pointed tip.
So both pastries have their own unique charm- so enjoy eating with coffee or tea.
How to eat a Gipfeli?
You enjoy a Gipfeli all its own for a simple and delicious treat. You can eat some butter and jam for a sweet combination. You also can eat a sandwich like ham, cheese or tomato or avocado. Your Gipfeli into a cup of hot coffee for breakfast. Then you know how to make Gipfeli so now you will try this recipe and make it with enjoyable good experience.
Nutrition:
- Energy: 197 kcal
- Fat: 12g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Sugar: 11g
- Protein: 1g
- Salt: 0g
- Potassium:160mg
FAQ:
How long will Gipfeli stay fresh?
Gipfeli is the best for eating fresh, also you can store it in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days. So you can serve a warm and flaky treat I suggested for you.
Can I use different types of flour?
Yes, you can also use other types of flour ( whole wheat flour).
Can I add fillings to the Gipfeli?
Yes, you can add fillings like fruits, nuts or chocolate.
Do Gipfeli have eggs?
No, not eggs. It is made with flour, salt, yeast, sugar, water, butter, and milk.
Conclusion:
Then you can make this recipe. I suggest that you make this recipe. So step by step information on my website page cooks the recipe. You can try this recipe and impress your family members. I also like this food and I feel you also like this delicious pastry recipe. Now you can serve breakfast.
