Cookies "Bear's paws" (Baerentatzen)

Cookies "Bear's paws" (Baerentatzen)

Category: Culinary recipes

Kitchen: german

Ingredients
dark chocolate, grate	125 g
whole almonds, ground into flour with shell	250 g
protein	3 pcs
sugar	250 g
cocoa powder	2 tablespoons with a slide
lemon zest	1/2 pc
ground cloves, ground cardamom	by a pinch
cinnamon	1/2 tsp

Cooking method

• The symbol of Berlin is the bear.
• Bear in heraldry is distributed mainly in the countries of the Germanic language group (Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria), as well as in the countries of the Slavic language group (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, others). The bear personifies foresight, strength, cunning, courage. The image of a bear is present on the coats of arms of Berlin, Grindelwald, Ezens.
• For the first time, the image of a bear on the coat of arms of Berlin, or rather two bears - black and brown - along with an eagle and a margrave's helmet appeared on the seal of Berlin in 1280. On the seal of the mid-15th century, one bear is already visible, into whose back an eagle has sunk its claws. So allegorically it was portrayed that the city became the capital of the Brandenburg Electors, whose family coat of arms was the eagle. Berlin had this coat of arms until the beginning of the 18th century. Since 1588, the city magistrate also used a small seal with a bear without an eagle. Since 1709, the capital of Prussia, Berlin, which swallowed up nearby cities, began to have a coat of arms with a rebellious (standing on its hind legs) bear, and above it two eagles - Prussian and Brandenburg. The eagles symbolized the unification of Brandenburg with Prussia. The city crown over the shield appeared in 1839. The modern form of the coat of arms was approved in 1935. It is generally accepted that the bear in the coat of arms of Berlin pronounces the first syllable of the city's name - Bär, which is translated as “bear”. Perhaps the word Berlin used to mean "bear den". There is an assumption that the city was founded near one of these dens.
• There is another suggestion that the history of the appearance of the beast of arms is associated with Albrecht the First of Brandenburg, nicknamed the Bear, who is considered the founder of Berlin.
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• And the image of a bear's paw is present on the coats of arms of Kirchdorf, Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Heemsen, Mengkofen, Maihingen, Tröstau, Siedenburg, Asendorf, Diepholz, Nienburg, Hoya, Syke, Vordorf, and also appears in the neighboring Austrian and Swiss regions.
• Bärentatzen - bear paws - traditional Christmas biscuits according to an old Swabian recipe, in which the dough is pressed into a mold and takes on a characteristic shape.
• In Germany, you can buy this form:
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• And it is not at all surprising that such a cookie was dedicated to this wonderful symbol. Bears are everywhere in Berlin. Many souvenirs also use images of this beast. You will see it on mugs, postcards, bags, T-shirts, magnets, key chains.
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• For cooking, I used the "Madeleine" mold. Beat whites with a pinch of sugar until peaks. Mix all other ingredients and add whipped protein:
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• I advise you to add in portions, I got a very soft dough and I added more cocoa and powdered sugar. Roll small lumps of dough in sugar and ram in a mold, carefully remove and place on a baking sheet / parchment / silicone:
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• We leave it in the room overnight to dry the cookies:
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• We put the cookies tightly to each other, they almost do not increase in width, only rises slightly. We bake on the trail. a day in an oven preheated to 180g for 15 minutes. The biscuits have a dense, thin crust and are soft inside.

The dish is designed for

75pcs, 2.5 trays

Time for preparing:

1h + baking

Cooking program:

mixer, oven

: wow: Wow !!! What cool bear paws !!! Very creative !!! Thank you namesake for such beauty !!!

What paws !!! So touching !!!
And the form, it seems to me, is like that of the little ones. No? Confused?

I want this form, where to give it? -) :-) :-) :-)

[NataliARH]

NataliARH, beauties, not paws.

how original! for the first time I read it - leave it in the room overnight))

[lettohka ttt]

lettohka ttt, Natasha, can you make brown and light bears in the shapes you want in the photo? For example 🔗

Arka, yes, I have Madeleine, where can I buy paws)))) Many Germans also use Madeleine, only they are small, not big as usual!

Angela, they are so pretty they came out, ugly as it should be at the sight of a bear

Alyona, thanks, I already baked German cookiesthat also leave for the night, and similar heat olgea right here

Bears are everywhere in Berlin.

Hmm, and they also say that in Russia bears walk the streets. They have clawed paws on the tables there, in Berlin.

In general, it's great - very original legs! Thanks for the recipe!

[NataliARH]

NataliARH, thanks for such an unusual design! Already the mood has risen! Smart girl!

[Vasilica]

Vasilica,: girl_haha: they definitely go to Siberia! quickly and at night, then back to the zoo, so no one sees them
Bul, Yulenka, but I am so pleased that I have made everyone happy, thanks!

I already baked German cookies, which are also left overnight, and similar baked olgea here

oh, how I am without attention! I guess I read it

I myself sometimes skip recipes, and then I wonder where they came from))))

[Natulya!]

Natulya! Such a cool cookie turned out! Very funny and tasty! I need this! Bookmarked with gratitude!

[Irochka]

Irochka, Thank you