Americans – the simple recipe

Who doesn’t know you? The round, golden brown Americans with the smooth, glazed surface are a welcome guest on many festivals and birthday parties and they are still available at the baker in the display. Especially now to carnival you can now see them more and more and more colorfully decorated. In my childhood they were an absolute highlight – especially on carnival! The large clown faces made of glaze and colorful sprinkles are still a nostalgic pleasure. The best thing about it? Americans can be decorated in a variety of ways. With colorful glaze, funny patterns or sprinkles, you can make them creative depending on the occasion. This recipe shows you how to get the perfect dough and give you tips so that your Americans also convince visually!

There are not many ingredients for the perfect Americans, but the right selection makes the difference. Here you will find out what you should pay attention to in quality and procurement:

Flour: Conventional wheat flour is used for this recipe. It ensures the stable but still airy structure of the Americans. Make sure you use a finely ground flour (Type 405) to get an even baking result.

Soda: Soda serves as a drive and ensures that the Americans open nicely while baking. Unlike baking powder, soda reacts better in combination with acidic ingredients such as buttermilk, which is also included in the recipe.

Butter: Soft butter is a must for the typical juicy texture. It gives the dough the necessary fat and a fine, slightly nutty taste. Make sure you take the butter out of the fridge in good time so that it can be easily beaten with sugar. If you prefer to work with baking margarine, you can of course also take it (currently it is currently significantly cheaper than butter).

Buttermilk: The buttermilk makes the dough nice and loose and supports the effect of the soda. If you don’t have buttermilk at hand, you can also use normal milk, it also works well. But since milk is a little more fluid than buttermilk, see if you have to take less.

Vanilla: Vanilla extract or vanilla sugar gives the Americans a pleasant, sweet basic note. Use real vanilla extract, if possible because it makes the taste much more intense and aromatic.

The preparation of the Americans is easy, but there are a few tricks that make baking easier for you. A crucial tip is the correct portioning of the dough. It works best with one Ice creamierso that every American gets the same size and opens evenly when baking. Also make sure that the dough is not too firm and not too fluid – so it goes to the height and width and keeps the typical shape.

The baking time is also important: 18 minutes at 160 ° C ensure that the Americans are golden brown and baked, but are not dry. After baking, let them cool down, turn it around and decorate the smooth side as you wish.

With a few small adjustments, you can modify the recipe according to your taste. Lemon In the dough, a fresh, fruity grade ensures, especially if you then also touch the icing with lemon juice. Chocolate fans can Chocolate or little Chocolate pieces Put in the dough – perfect for children’s birthdays!

Another option is to vary the glaze. For colorful motifs, such as clown faces, a firmer is recommended Fat glazethat remains stable when hardening. So you can become creative and make the Americans a real eye -catcher.

Freshly baked Americans, of course, taste best. But the next day they should still be juicy and delicious. The simplest trick: keep it in one Freezer bag on. The enclosed moisture prevents them from drying out. Alternatively, you can also store them in a well -sealed c people -up dose.