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Top-down view of a berry tart dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by plates with meringues, red currants in glasses, and a lit candle.

Crispy Advent Wreath "Linzer Art"

Kitchen Stories
Anyone can cook
Difficulty
Medium
Total time
60 min
Cooking time
15 min
Allergens:
almondsflourcold butteregg whiteBerry or cinnamon ice-creamwhipped cream

Ready to infuse your home with the spirit of the season and a truly delightful aroma? Our Advent Wreath recipe is a beautiful and delicious tradition. We're talking about a beautifully crafted, soft, and fragrant baked wreath, perfect for sharing with loved ones and adding a touch of festive magic to your Advent celebrations, all achieved effortlessly in your NEFF oven. It’s a fantastic way to bring warmth and homemade charm to your table with minimal fuss. Get ready to discover how simple it is to create a show-stopping centerpiece that tastes as good as it looks, right in your own NEFF kitchen.

Ingredients

FOR THE WREATH:

100 g almonds

250 g flour

250 g cold butter

130 g sugar

0.5 pulp of vanilla pod

1 tsp ground cinnamon

3 pinches of ground clove

1 egg white

salt

6 tbsp currant jelly or jam

flour for the workspace

Christmas cookie cutters

icing sugar

FOR SERVING:

Berry or cinnamon ice-cream

whipped cream

Instructions

Step 1

Roast almonds dry in a pan on your induction hob at setting No. 7 until you can smell the aroma. Place on a plate and allow to cool off.

Raw almonds being toasted in a black skillet on a stovetop.

Step 2

Grind 50 gr finely, and chop the rest coarsely. Place flour and the finely ground almonds in a large bowl and dent it in the middle. Add small butter flakes, sugar, vanilla pulp and spices evenly. Add egg white and a pinch of salt to the dent. Knead the dough until it is even and smooth. Keep the dough in a closed bowl for an hour in your fridge.

Hand pressing into dough in a white bowl on a kitchen counter with an egg yolk and red currants nearby.

Step 3

Pre-heat the oven to 160°C Circo Therm®. Put parchment paper on the bottom of your springform baking form. Remove 320 gr dough and press it into an even dough base. Bake for 15-20 minutes on tray level 2 until light brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool off.

A raw pie crust in a parchment-lined round baking pan on a cooling rack. Flour and extra dough are on the counter.

Step 4

Halve the rest of the dough. Roll out the dough to a Ø 25 cm circle of 3mm height on parchment paper. Use the baking form to cut the dough circle to Ø24cm and a smaller bowl (Ø12cm) to cut out a second circle in the centre. Remove the inner dough circle and the remains on the edges. Place the parchment paper with the dough on a baking tray.

Rolled-out dough on parchment paper, dusted with flour, ready for baking.

Step 5

Roll the rest of the dough to 3mm and cut out cookies with different Christmassy cookie cutters. Place cookies on another baking tray with parchment paper. Sprinkle cookies with crushed almonds and push them in (just a little). Bake the dough ring for 15 minutes on tray level 1 and the cookies on tray level 3 until lightly golden.

Cookie dough with star and moon cutouts on a floured counter, with cookie cutters and red currants in the background.

Step 6

Heat jam or jelly in a pot with one tablespoon water. Stir until even. Spread four tablespoons jelly on the bottom of the wreath. Place the cut-out dough-ring on top. Spread the rest of the jelly on the bottoms of the cookies and place on the top of the wreath.

Dark berry filling poured onto a pie crust in a parchment-lined pan, ready to bake.

Step 7

Sprinkle with icing sugar. Cut the crispy wreath in small cake pieces and serve with berry-or cinnamon ice cream or whipped cream.

A slice of berry pie topped with fresh red currants, blueberries, and a dollop of cream on a white plate.
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