The “pyre” a sweet surprise from grandma’s cookbook

Old food should be recycled wherever possible. Buns are a great way to do this by combining them with apples, raisins and cinnamon to create a delicious dessert . Simplicity is often the secret of great culinary delights. In Viennese, this meal could also be called “Restlessen”.

But it’s not quite like that. The sweet dish is traditionally called “zemlovka” in the Czech Republic . It is important to have a casserole dish in the kitchen that is rubbed with butter . The sliced bread rolls, which can also be stale white bread, are soaked in milk and eggs and placed in layers in the baking dish and topped with apple slices, cinnamon and sugar.

Almonds can also be added according to taste. Place the container with the ingredients in the oven and bake at a moderate heat until the dessert has a golden yellow color. Of course, the “snow topping” should not be missing. This requires granulated sugar and egg whites , which are stirred in a separate baking dish with a mixer until stiff. This “topping” is baked with the “pyre” and then served warm. It can be served with a chocolate or vanilla sauce to suit your taste.

Time Travel tip: In the Café Diglas in Wollzeile, the chocolate-nut pyre with vanilla sauce is a recommendation.

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Editor: Michael Ellenbogen

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