German Twists
A delightful recipe for German-inspired cookies with rich flavors and a flaky texture, perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
- active dry yeast (7 grams)
- warm water (60 milliliters)
- bleached all-purpose flour (440 grams)
- salt (5 grams)
- unsalted butter (227 grams)
- sour cream (180 grams)
- large egg (1 )
- large egg yolks (2 )
- vanilla extract (5 grams)
- white sugar (200 grams)
Instructions
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam while you complete the next step.
- Combine flour and salt in the bowl of a food processor; pulse once or twice to combine. Scatter butter over flour; process until butter is thoroughly mixed into flour mixture, about 1 minute.
- Whisk activated yeast mixture, sour cream, egg, egg yolks, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; pour into food processor. Pulse several times just until dough starts to hold together and clean sides of the bowl (do not overmix). Transfer dough to a work surface; divide in half. Form each dough half into a thick disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight for the best texture.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle a work surface generously with sugar. Roll out 1 dough disk into an 8x16-inch rectangle; sprinkle dough generously with sugar. Fold dough over in thirds, letter-style. Repeat rolling, sugaring, and folding two more times. Roll out dough into a 4x14-inch rectangle, about 1/4-inch thick. Repeat process with second dough disk.
- Cut strips from short sides of dough rectangles about 1/2- to 3/4-inch wide. Place strips onto the prepared baking sheets, twisting and slightly stretching strips, or form into horseshoe shapes, if preferred.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cookies will puff up a bit to reveal delicate layers. Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes on baking sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 191
- fat: 10 g
- sats: 6 g
- carbs: 23 g
- fibre: 1 g
- protein: 3 g
- salt: 0.159 g