“Streuseltaler” consist of a fluffy yeast dough, a layer of berries or pudding filling & butter streusels. The thalers are usually garnished with icing or melted chocolate.
In today’s post, I’ll show you a recipe for German Streuseltaler with red currants, alternatively you can of course also use blueberries, raspberries or other fruits. Have fun baking!
Cooked/Baked today: German “Streuseltaler” with Red Currants
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 1 hour & 30 minutes (incl. resting time)
Category: Baking Recipes, Cake & Cookie Recipes, German Bakery Recipes
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German “Streuseltaler” with Red Currants
Ingredients for 6 “Streuseltaler”:
…for yeast dough:
- 300 grams flour
- 150 milliliters lukewarm milk
- 50 grams sugar
- 50 grams soft butter
- 1 sachet vanilla sugar
- ¼ cube fresh yeast (about 10 grams)
…for the streusels:
- 200 grams flour
- 100 grams sugar
- 100 grams cold butter
…more ingredients:
- 200 grams red currants
- 100 grams powdered sugar
- 1 – 2 tablespoons water
Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:
- Tall container for yeast water mixture
- Whisk
- Mixing bowl
- Mixer/Kitchen machine
- Rolling pin
- Kitchen towel
- Baking sheet + baking paper
Instructions:
…for the dough:
Line a baking sheet with baking paper & set aside. Crumble ¼ cube fresh yeast (about 10 grams) into a tall container, add 50 grams sugar, & 150 milliliters lukewarm milk & stir together with a whisk or fork until yeast & sugar have completely dissolved.
Preparing Dough
Next, combine yeast-water mixture along with 300 grams flour, 50 grams soft butter & 1 sachet vanilla sugar in a mixing bowl & knead with a food processor or a mixer with dough hook for about 4 – 5 minutes to a smooth but still sticky dough.
…for “Streuseltaler”:
Cut the dough into 6 equal sized pieces with a knife, shape the dough pieces into balls and then roll out to a small dough sheet (to the size of a saucer) with a rolling pin on a lightly floured work surface.
Garnishing Streuseltaler
Place the dough sheets on the prepared baking tray with some distance to each other and cover with a kitchen towel, then leave to rest for 30 – 45 minutes in a warm place. Meanwhile, put all ingredients for the streusel in a mixing bowl and knead with your hands to a crumbly streusel dough.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat) in good time. After the resting time, garnish the yeast dough sheets with a handful of red currants (press the berries a little bit) and then top generously with the prepared sprinkles. Bake the “Streuseltaler” for 20 – 25 minutes in a preheated oven until golden brown & crispy.
For icing, mix 100 grams of powdered sugar & 1 – 2 tablespoons of water to a smooth icing. Take the finished “Streuseltaler” out of the oven, decorate with the frosting, let them cool on a grid and then serve still warm. Have fun baking!
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):