Allerheiligenstriezel or simply Strietzel (regional names include Allerseelenzopf, Seelenspitze, Seelenbrot, or Allerseelenbreze) is a braided yeast pastry. Its name means "All Saints' braid" in English and it consists of flour, eggs, yeast, shortening or butter, raisins, milk, salt, and decorating sugar or poppy seeds. Some regional variations also include rum or lemon juice.
The first known mention of Striezel in the form of Heiligenstriezel comes from a Nachrichtenbuech (lit.'news book') from Saxen in Upper Austria. The early versions of this bread were unbraided and made with a simple dough of wheat, eggs, fat and honey. In later years more complicated braided loaves became customary. In 1840, Der Österreichische Zuschauer described a custom among the Viennese to exchange the braided loaves on All Saint's Day. In 1929, the mastery of different types of braiding were added to the Bakers Master Examination Regulations in Upper Austria.[2]
Traditionsedit
An unglazed Christmas Strietzel with raisins and flaked almonds, sprinkled with icing sugar
In Austria and Bavariastrietzel is given to godchildren by their godfathers for All Saints' Day. This tradition has its origin in the ancient funeral cults in which mourning was expressed by a woman's cutting off her braided hair. In the 19th century, it was common to give this rich kind of cake to the poor due to a depiction by the Austrian (Styria) vernacular writer Peter Rosegger. Especially for children in rural areas, the present meant a recompense for poor food and times of hunger throughout the year. Also common (especially in Linz) was the superstition that the luck of the forthcoming year depends on the success of the pastry. If the yeast did not work and the dough did not rise, disaster or death were supposed to follow. Another practice of young men was to mock single women because of their singleness by giving them Striezels made of straw.[3]
In Dresden, the cake is now generally called Dresdner [Christ]stollen, Stollen being an unplaited German cake with a similar recipe. However, its name in the city used to be Dresdner Striezel, and from 1434[4] gave its name to the Dresdner Striezelmarkt (Dresden Striezel Market). A cake of that name is still (2014) baked in Dresden as a Christmas speciality.[5]
^Seebold, Elmar. 1999. Kluge Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 23rd edition. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 802.
^"So wird Ihr Allerheiligenstriezel perfekt". Radio Niederösterreich. 27 October 2018. from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^Fielhauer, Helmut. 1966. "Allerheiligenstriezel aus Stroh." Volkskundliche Beiträge 1: 21–34, p. 21.
^. Dresden.de. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^"Dresdner Striezel" (in German). from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
May 07, 2024
allerheiligenstriezel, simply, strietzel, regional, names, include, allerseelenzopf, seelenspitze, seelenbrot, allerseelenbreze, braided, yeast, pastry, name, means, saints, braid, english, consists, flour, eggs, yeast, shortening, butter, raisins, milk, salt,. Allerheiligenstriezel or simply Strietzel regional names include Allerseelenzopf Seelenspitze Seelenbrot or Allerseelenbreze is a braided yeast pastry Its name means All Saints braid in English and it consists of flour eggs yeast shortening or butter raisins milk salt and decorating sugar or poppy seeds Some regional variations also include rum or lemon juice AllerheiligenstriezelAlternative namesStrietzel Allerseelenzopf Allerseelenbreze Seelenspitze SeelenbrotTypePastryPlace of originAustria Germany Bavaria Main ingredientsFlour eggs yeast shortening or butter raisins milk The word Strietzel is derived from Middle High German strutzel strutzel in turn from Old High German struzzil Its further origin is unclear 1 Contents 1 History 2 Traditions 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe first known mention of Striezel in the form of Heiligenstriezel comes from a Nachrichtenbuech lit news book from Saxen in Upper Austria The early versions of this bread were unbraided and made with a simple dough of wheat eggs fat and honey In later years more complicated braided loaves became customary In 1840 Der Osterreichische Zuschauer described a custom among the Viennese to exchange the braided loaves on All Saint s Day In 1929 the mastery of different types of braiding were added to the Bakers Master Examination Regulations in Upper Austria 2 Traditions edit nbsp An unglazed Christmas Strietzel with raisins and flaked almonds sprinkled with icing sugar In Austria and Bavaria strietzel is given to godchildren by their godfathers for All Saints Day This tradition has its origin in the ancient funeral cults in which mourning was expressed by a woman s cutting off her braided hair In the 19th century it was common to give this rich kind of cake to the poor due to a depiction by the Austrian Styria vernacular writer Peter Rosegger Especially for children in rural areas the present meant a recompense for poor food and times of hunger throughout the year Also common especially in Linz was the superstition that the luck of the forthcoming year depends on the success of the pastry If the yeast did not work and the dough did not rise disaster or death were supposed to follow Another practice of young men was to mock single women because of their singleness by giving them Striezels made of straw 3 In Dresden the cake is now generally called Dresdner Christ stollen Stollen being an unplaited German cake with a similar recipe However its name in the city used to be Dresdner Striezel and from 1434 4 gave its name to the Dresdner Striezelmarkt Dresden Striezel Market A cake of that name is still 2014 baked in Dresden as a Christmas speciality 5 See also editChallah Pao por Deus Soul cake ZopfReferences edit Seebold Elmar 1999 Kluge Etymologisches Worterbuch der deutschen Sprache 23rd edition Berlin Walter de Gruyter p 802 So wird Ihr Allerheiligenstriezel perfekt Radio Niederosterreich 27 October 2018 Archived from the original on 27 July 2020 Retrieved 27 July 2020 Fielhauer Helmut 1966 Allerheiligenstriezel aus Stroh Volkskundliche Beitrage 1 21 34 p 21 Striezelmarkt Dresden de Archived from the original on 1 January 2015 Retrieved 1 January 2015 Dresdner Striezel in German Archived from the original on 8 June 2022 Retrieved 1 January 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allerheiligenstriezel amp oldid 1218744910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
