Baking

Yesterday I made “Neujahrskuchen” translated to New years cakes with two friends. It’s a north western German tradition for new year. You need a certain type of very flat waffle iron to make these. We tried two different recipes for the liquid dough. One from my friends family and a vegan version of my grandmothers recipe:

My friends recipe: -> the cones 500g white flour 250g sugar 2x vanilla sugar 250g butter a pinch of salt 3/4 liter of liquid (half water, half milk)

stir eggs and sugar, alternate between adding flour and liquid, melt the butter and add it too, let it sit overnight

My vegan recipe: -> the “pipe” shaped ones() 500g white flour 1 liter water 375g sugar 250g vegan butter some butter vanilla flavoring 2 eggs (I took a tee spoon of egg replacement powder and some Aquafaba)

boil the water, dissolve sugar and butter in it, let it cool a bit, mix flour and “eggs” and slowly add the fat-sugar-water liquid to it, stir with a whisk, add some flavoring

You also need a stick or cone shaped wood to roll them into shape as long as they are hot. Hence the gloves…