Saxon Pastries Like Meißner Fummel

Summary

Ingredients

• 200 g flour
• 50 g butter
• 2 pinch (s) sugar
• 1 pinch (s) salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoon powdered sugar

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Instructions

1. First mix the flour with sugar and salt, then knead in the butter until the flour becomes crumbly. Slowly add enough water until the dough becomes supple. Knead for another ten minutes. Wrap in cling film and let rest in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.
2. Divide the dough into four portions and roll out very thinly on a floured surface. Now comes the hard part. Brush half of the edge with the beaten egg yolk, fold over the other half and press firmly. In my personal experience, the rest of the process works better if you brush the edge again with egg yolk, fold it over thinly and press firmly.
3. Pierce the resulting dough pocket with a straw and blow air into it, so that a small balloon is formed. With a one-time gluing, most of the air has escaped from me. It then worked with the additional impact. Pull out the straw and push the opening shut. With the Meissen professional, the fumble is inflated almost to the size of a balloon. However, this is not absolutely necessary for the amateur, as the air in the oven expands and the desired balloon effect is created. Bake in the oven preheated to 175 degrees until the surface is slightly brown. That took about ten minutes for me. Let cool before serving and dust with icing sugar.
4. Because of its funny name, fiddling is often discussed in quiz programs. It is said to have originated at the beginning of the 18th century, when August the Strong in Saxony was so angry that drunken mail riders always lost mail or only handed it in damaged. He then ordered extremely fragile luggage from the Meißner bakers, which the riders could only deliver in one piece when they were sober. The result is the Fummel, which is still served in Meißen to this day. The actual recipe is kept secret, but this variant is sure to approach.
5. The pastry has a very neutral taste and has remained regionally popular because of its history and its unusual shape.