Homemade French Alsatian Christmas cookies with the taste of vanilla. These cookies can already be made in the beginning of November and kept in a tin box with baking paper before being served around Christmas. However, it is unlikely that these small delicious treats will last that long!
Mix the flour, sugar, almond flour, vanilla sugar and icing sugar in a bowl. Add the margarine and mix it all well to a cookie dough.
Spread some flour on a table and roll out the dough and make cookies with the help of a cookie form. Repeat until you don’t have any dough left. Place the cookies on a baking paper.
Place the cookies in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes. Take them out and let them cool down.
Gougère is a French choux dough mixed with gruyère or Comte cheese. The size can be from 3-12 cm., and sometimes it is filled with mushrooms, beef or ham. In the region of Burgundy where they come from they are served cold on the side when tasting wine. This ones are served warm as a starter with a salad and a slice of ham on the side.
This homemade French Bûche de Noël also known also known as Yule log is both a treat for the eyes and palate. A chocolate sponge cake shaped as a log, filled with white chocolate mousse and covered with a beautiful pattern made of milk chocolate. Sprinkle some icing sugar right before serving to make it look like the cake is covered in snow.
Mehlknepfele is handmade big Alsatian pasta. This dish is found allover Alsace and can almost be served to any dish. It fits very well to sausages and a creamy pasta sauce and mushrooms.
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Looking for an inspiration for a different appetizer, mingle food or to bring on a picnic? Why not trying one of these cake salé, also known as salty bread or savory cake.
These breads are filled with different kinds of cheese and other salty ingredients.