Viennese biscuits with jam: a classic Austrian dessert in minutes
The capital of Austria is famous not only for waltz, picturesque parks, ancient architecture, but also for delicious desserts. Viennese cookies with jam appeared by chance. A lot of visitors came to one of the capital's coffee houses. So that everyone can taste delicious pastries, the owner came up with a simple and quick recipe for cookies from improvised products. This is how a delicate shortcrust pastry dessert with slightly sour jam appeared. Since then, he has gained immense popularity, both at home and far beyond its borders.
Classic Viennese biscuits with jam
Required Ingredients:
- butter margarine or butter (250 g);
- one chicken egg;
- wheat flour (350 - 400 g);
- soda (1/2 tsp);
- a glass of granulated sugar;
- a glass of any jam (only pitted).
A step-by-step recipe for Viennese jam biscuits includes the following steps:
- First, completely melt the butter in a water bath, bringing it to a liquid state.
- Then add sugar and rub it thoroughly until all the crystals have melted.
- Then separate the yolk from the protein. Pour the yolk into the butter-sugar mixture and mix everything well again.
- The final ingredients are soda slaked with vinegar and pre-sifted flour.
- Now you can start kneading the dough. This should be done first with a spoon in a bowl.
- Afterwards, place the dough on a floured table and mix thoroughly. The mass should be quite dense, but at the same time remain soft and elastic. You may need a little more flour, everything will depend on its quality. When the dough is ready, it will stop sticking to your hands.
- Divide the resulting dough into two parts: one should be half the size of the other. Wrap each piece with cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- The baking dish must be covered with a sheet of parchment paper. Put a larger piece of dough on it and gently smooth it over the entire surface.
- Put the jam on top and spread it over the dough with a tablespoon. If the jam is liquid enough, for example cherry, you need to make bumpers out of the dough in advance so that the syrup does not flow out.
For the classic Viennese pastry, use jam. However, you can safely experiment with the filling, using even fresh fruits.
Now take out the rest of the dough and grate it on a coarse grater. The mass has hardened enough so that there will be no problems. Sprinkle the filling with the resulting crumb. In order for the top to turn out beautiful and delicate through the crumb, the jam should be clearly visible in some places.
Send the form with Viennese cookies with jam to the oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for about half an hour. Check the condition of the top layer of the dough from time to time. As soon as it is pleasantly browned, you can take out the cookies. Cut the chilled pastry into small squares and arrange on a beautiful dish.
The secrets of perfect baking
There are no limits to perfection. And Viennese cookies with jam can also add your own flavor.
When baking, you should pay attention to the following tips:
- To make the dough even tastier and more aromatic, you can rub citrus zest or add vanilla to it.
- As a filling, cottage cheese with sugar and proteins pounded into cream is ideal, or marmalade.
- Such cookies will look very interesting if you bake them in small portioned baskets.
Viennese biscuits can be served with tea or coffee. Everyone will love this simple and sophisticated dessert. The combination of delicious shortcrust pastry with sweet and sour filling gives the cookies a special originality. For a while, you can be visitors to a cozy Viennese cafe and understand that this pastry was created just for you.