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Recipe: German Zebra Cheesecake

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 This is a brown and white striped cheesecake with chocolate and vanilla parts of it. It is a German recipe. German Zebra Cheesecake: For crust: 1/2 cup (100g) sugar 1/3 cup (100g) butter 1 egg 1 3/4 cup (225g) flour 1 tsp baking powder For filling: 2 eggs 2/3 cup (150mL) milk 1 3/4 cups (400g) sour cream 5 cups (1000g) quark 1 cup (200g) sugar 2 pkg. vanilla pudding powder (pudding mix for cooking on the stove) 1/2 cup (40g) cocoa powder Combine flour, sugar and baking powder for the crust. Cut in butter and knead in egg.  Press the crumbs into the bottom and sides of a lined springform pan. (For the amount of liquid in the recipe, you will need at least a 9-inch springform cake pan.)  Stir together all the filling ingredients except the cocoa powder.  Split the batter into two bowls and stir cocoa powder into one of them.  Alternate spooning the batter into the prepared cake form so it naturally forms stripes. You can also marble it, if you prefer.  Bake ...
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Bread Baking: Raspberry Rolls

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 I was in the mood to make cinnamon rolls, but wanted to try something new. How about raspberry rolls? Raspberry Rolls: 4 cups (500g) flour 1 tbsp dry yeast 1 cup (225mL) milk 1/3 cup (70g) sugar 1/3 cup (75g) butter 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup (320g) raspberry jam 1 3/4 cups (200g) fresh raspberries 1 cup (250g) cream cheese 2 cups (250g) powdered sugar Add butter, sugar and salt to milk. Heat until butter just melts.  Add half the flour, yeast, milk and butter mixture to a large mixing bowl.  Stir with a spoon until everything is combined. Knead in the rest of the flour until the mixture forms a soft dough.  Cover and allow to rise about an hour or until dough doubles in size. Knead briefly and roll out in a rectangle about a quarter inch thick.  Spread with raspberry jam.  Open raspberries and place onto jam.  Roll the dough together into a long roll.  Cut into twelve slices.  Place into a casserole dish and bake at 350°F or 180°C for about 25...
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Recipe: Easy Pudding Pretzels

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 This is a classic German pastry you can find in every bakery. It's one of my favorites. Easy Pudding Brezel: store bought puff pastry 1 1/2 cups (350mL) milk  3 tbsp sugar 2 egg yolks 1 package vanilla pudding powder 2 tbsp cream 4 tbsp powdered sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice In a small bowl, stir together 2 tbsp of milk, pudding mix, 1 egg yolk and sugar.  Put the rest of the milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil.  Stir in the pudding mix. Remove from heat and allow to cool.  Put the pudding into a piping bag with a star tip.  Cut dough into strips and twist.  Fold the twists into pretzel shapes and place on a lined baking sheet.  Pipe pudding into the holes of the pretzels.  Combine cream and the other egg yolk and brush onto the pastry.  Bake at 400°F or 200°C for about 15 minutes.  Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle over the pastries. These are amazing. The custard is very creamy and the pastry is flaky and amazing. It ...
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