What is Biennstich?

Biennstich is a German cake made mainly of sweet bread, the filling of vanilla cream and the honey-deceived sliced-almond. Biennstich means "Bee Sting" in German. The name of this food, traditionally consumed as a dessert, but also consumed as refreshments with tea or coffee, denotes its way of origin and there are different accounts. The bee may have been attracted to the honey icing of the cake and as a result he was a baker. After the incident he named his cake.

Another legend attributes the origin of Bienenstich not only a German baker, but several of them. In the 15th century, a group of bakers retreated the attackers from the neighboring village by throwing the hives at them. They baked the prototype Bienenstich.m Topo: dough for cakes, filling and icing. While the oven is set to preheat, flour, butter or oil, sugar, salt, eggs, milk or water in a large bowl is mixed to form a cake dough. Some people decide to add yeasts to the mixture while others omit it. After mixing is the dough nSet for minutes kneaded before spreading on a slightly lubricated pan. Then it is canceled.

The filling is usually made of mixing vanilla and pudding mixture. Instead, some people decide to use vanilla extract, butter, sugar and milk. Either way, the mixture is boiled in a pan until it is used. Then the filling extends evenly above the cake.

Biantenstich's watering is prepared by mixing sliced ​​almonds, honey and butter in another pot. Honey and butter go first, then almonds when the mixture changes very light color. Then the icing is spread the cake dough. Some people prefer to heat honey and butter, then sprinkle the almonds over the icing after the dough has been introduced. The cake is then inserted into the oven and left to bake for about 20 to 30 minutes, or until it reaches the light golden brown color and the watering begins to produce bubbles.