Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup warm water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast
- 4 ½ - 5 cups flour, divided
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder OR
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Method:
- Melt and cool (so it’s not still hot) 1 cup butter.
- Beat eggs well in large mixing bowl.
- Add whipping cream, salt, water, 2 cups flour mixed with yeast, and butter, stirring each in well. Add the rest of the flour until it is well kneaded. (forms a ball around hook of kneading machine attachment, if using machine) It makes a nice smooth dough that is not sticky at all. Cover and refrigerate 6 hours, or overnight.
- Line 3 large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough into 3 parts.
- Take one part at a time and shape into a log roll. Then, using sugar/vanilla mix or sugar/cinnamon mix for rolling out, roll into a 6 x 18 inch strip. Keep sprinkling sugar under and on top of dough as you roll.
- Cut into 1/2 inch strips. To form “ringlets” (icicles) twirl each strip around the upper part of your right index finger, slip off and push into a tight ringlet as you place them on cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350° F about 20 minutes.
This is a large recipe. It sounds like a lot of work, but mixing is quick and then you refrigerate it for night. In the morning it only takes about one hour to twirl and bake them and you don’t need to ice or glaze anything – they are ready to go. You can freeze them in an ice cream pail, but when you thaw them you want to open the lid so they don’t get soft. I have made half the recipe and rolled out 2 - 12 inch strips. Great for when you’re hosting a large group or adding to cookie trays at Christmas. They disappear quickly.
I want one of these now.If I had cream in the house I would be up in my kitchen already:) Can you tell I am hungry? I can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks for visitng my new blog and I am glad you enjoyed my first tablescape.
ReplyDeleteJoyce
I haven't heard of these before but they sure look delicious!
ReplyDeleteOh, now these just sound so good and I love things that you can make and freeze some. That way there's always something good to eat. I will have to try these. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteOh Annelise you make these look just so professional. My Aunt makes these as well and they are yummy. Now I have to try them myself.
ReplyDeleteyou must have arms of steel!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous looking yummy this is. I'd love one to have with my coffee right now :0)
ReplyDeletemy friend makes these all the time and rolls them in crescents....so yup this generation has a few making them around here too.
ReplyDeleteanneliese you really should have gone in to professional baking, everything looks so pretty.....
Your icicles look absolutely lovely....
ReplyDeleteLooks fabulous. I WILL be trying these!
ReplyDeletewell don't those look delicious!!
ReplyDeletemmmm, I haven't seen these before but I'm thinking I'd like to try
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Sarah
OH girl these look so good...YUMMY!! thanks for comimg by and seeing me...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
ReplyDelete"Can you PLEASE make it?!" Tehya just asked me.
ReplyDeleteThese look so good, I will have to make them for Easter. I like the way you cut them, easy and they look great. My mom always cut them like crescent rolls.
ReplyDeleteI can smell them already.
Thanks
Alvina
I think these show what a talented lady you are. They look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThey look so yummy!
ReplyDeleteWhere do you buy vanilla powder? I've never seen or heard of it.
Could you use vanilla sugar instead of regular sugar plus vanilla powder? Do you think that would work as well?
I think that if you cannot get pure vanilla powder, you could try mixing a couple of pkgs of vanilla sugar with the sugar needed, seal it in a tupperware and let it sit for a day or so. You should get a nice scent when you open it.
ReplyDeleteI also really like using cinnamon instead of vanilla.
See? There you go again Anneliese! Beautiful! I love the post...and by the way...ladies...the new header is delicious too. I have never heard of these Zuckerhoernchen although I am dying for someone to pronounce it for me! These look good, and as always, you make it seem easy for anyone to make. Worth a try for sure!
ReplyDeleteI just made these because they looked so good in the pictures. Let me tell you, they do not just look good, but they taste great too. They did make quite a few, but I think they will go quick in my house. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeletei have been looking for this recipe for a while, my mom never made them, but my friends mom did and I loved them.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'll try to make them!
Lenita,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I'm having problems with getting the commets posted today. I get them to my inbox, but they won't publish from there ... so I will at least acknowledge that I got the question. I'm sorry that your icycles didn't turn out. I have noticed that flour is different in each country. You may need to adjust the amount ... less flour, if they were hard and more if they were too spread out. I do not let them rise after putting them on the sheets to bake. And in regard to the sugar... you could try using a coarse sugar. I don't think the different cream should matter. I hope you have the courage to try again.