German Pastry Streuseltaler

Hello and welcome to All Tastes German. In this video I will show you another German pastry recipe called Streuseltaler. The name of the pastry is inspired by the round shape of the taler or in English called thaler. The thaler was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost 400 years. Its name lives on in the currencies called dollar. Let me show you how quickly you can make this delicious pastry. Add flour, sugar, yeast and salt to a bowl and blend briefly. Then heat the milk, melt the butter in it and add the mixture and the egg to the bowl and knead for about 5 to 10 minutes. Add the dough to a floured bowl and allow to rise for about 20 minutes. In the meantime you can prepare the streusel. Cube the cold butter into a quarter inch pieces. Then add the flour, sugar, vanilla and the butter cubes to a large bowl and knead until crumbles form. If you want to learn the different ways how to make the perfect streusel watch our streusel video. You will be amazed at the little tricks that can save you a lot of time and frustration. Okay, now the dough is ready and you can put it on a floured working area. Knead it briefly and then divide it into eight pieces. Form each piece into a ball. Roll out each ball to about 5 to 6 inch diameter and place onto a baking sheet. Add about one tablespoon of jam on each dough piece and spread evenly. Traditionally this is made with a tart redcurrant jelly as the tartnets builds a perfect taste harmony with the sweet streusels. But you can use any jam or jelly you prefer. Top the dough thaler with crumbles and allow them to rise for about 15 to 20 minutes. Then bake the streusel thaler for about 10 to 14 minutes in a preheated oven. You will enjoy the wonderful smell and probably can't wait to try them. But it is important to allow them to cool completely on a wire rack before you decorate them. You can just sprinkle them with powdered sugar or top them with a glaze. For the glaze mix the powdered sugar and the lemon juice till thick and sprinkle or brush it on the pastry. Store the streusel thaler in a ziplock bag. They will stay nice and moist for several days. Guten Appetit!