Kürtőskalács
Kürtőskalács or kürtős kalács is a Hungarian[1] pastry also known as chimney cake, stove cake, or Hungarian wedding cake.
It is baked on a tapered cylindrical spit over an open fire. Kürtőskalács originates from Transylvania,[2] a historical region in present-day Romania with a sizable Hungarian population. The name derives from the Hungarian word kürtő that refers to chimney. It is famous as Hungary's oldest pastry[citation needed]. Kürtőskalács is sold in bakeries and pastry shops, and even street vendors are selling them on street corners, carnivals, and fairs.
Kürtőskalács consists of a thin yeast pastry ribbon wound around a wooden cylinder, heavily sprinkled with sugar, thus becoming a helix-shaped pastry which may taper very slightly towards the end.
The pastry is baked on a hand-turned, tapered, wooden spit, rolled slowly on the wooden cylinder above an open fire. The dough is yeast-raised, flavored with sweet spices, the most common being cinnamon, topped with walnuts or almonds, and sugar. The sugar is caramelized on the kürtöskalács surface, creating a sweet, crisp crust.
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[edit] Similar Products around Europe
Austria - Known in Austria as Prügelkrapfen
Czech Republic - Popular under the name Trdelnik
Germany - Known in Germany as Baumkuchen
Lithuania - Šakotis or Raguolis (Bamkuchinas as known in western part of Lithuania)
Luxembourg - known in Luxembourg, called Baamkuch, has become a traditional dish served mostly on special occasions, such as weddings.
Poland - Sękacz is a similar cake also cooked on a spit, normally over an open fire.
Slovakia - Skalický trdelník with the Protected geographical indication PGI registered by the EU
Sweden - Spettekaka with the Protected geographical indication PGI registered by the EU
Ukraine - Known in Ukraine as Kurtosh Kalach
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[edit] External links
- Kürtőskalács on a Hungarian food blog
- Béla Kovács, a seller of ovens and supplies for chimney cake bakers
- A photo of a chimney cake for sale by a street vendor in New York City
- About baumkuchen, including a legend of how the recipe for baumkuchen was brought to Germany from Hungary
- Recipe for Chimney Cake
- Making Kurtoskalacs at YouTube
- Chimney Cake Cambodia
- Kurtos-kalacs: A supplier of ovens, accessories, recipes & training
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