oblate
An oblate [ ɔbˈlaːtə ] (from Middle High German oblāte , "oblate, host", from Middle Latin oblata , from oblatus , "offered") is a thin pastry that is used for human consumption and as a sealing material. You make wafers from a liquid mass that only contains water, flour and starch, bake them like waffles between hot irons and cut or punch them into round or rectangular pieces. The German Food Book considers wafers to be long- life baked goods and fine baked goods , although they do not contain the required minimum content of 10% fat and / or sugar. The largest manufacturer of baking wafers in Germany is the Küchle company from Günzburg.
description
By dispensing with leavening, leavening agent, egg white and sugar and low gluten formation go wafers not but remain flat, have a pappige but brittle texture and bland taste. They are baked with little fat as a separating agent in so-called wafer irons, which consist of two baking surfaces that are either heated on the fire or can be heated. Some wafers have a flat, smooth surface, others receive patterns, inscriptions or pictorial, often religious motifs by engraving the baking surfaces. When baking, wafers usually stay very light or even completely white, but they can be colored.
Wafers are mostly made from wheat flour, but gluten-free variants made from corn flour or corn starch are also known.
variants
Edible wafers are either used as a baking ingredient or can be eaten straight away. In addition, notaries use wafers as sealing material.
Baking wafers
Baking ingredient that is primarily used as a base for macaroons and wafer gingerbread .
Edible paper
Edible paper is made with the same production technology. In addition, colored with food coloring and flavored with sweeteners and flavors, it has become a children's sweet and is intended for direct consumption. Also called Essoblaten.
Carlsbad wafers
Decorated, sweetly filled wafers. Traditionally, two wafers with a diameter of about 19 cm are glued together with a mass of sugar and almond slivers (formerly Carlsbad sparkling salt ). Today there are also shapes with other sizes and fillings (e.g. chocolate), some of which consist of several layers. The name "Karlsbader Oblaten" ( Czech Karlovarské oplatky ) was registered in 2011 at the request of the Czech Republic and against the objection of Germany and Austria as a protected geographical indication under European law and applies only to products that are made in the area of the city of Karlovy Vary using the Karlovy Vary Mineral water and meet other precise requirements. The entry has sparked protests from Sudeten German officials in Germany and Austria. Manufacturers who have trademarked the German name can continue to print them on their wafer packs. In Germany this only applies to the Wetzel - Karlsbader wafer and wafer factory .
Polish Christmas wafers
Polish Christmas wafers ( Polish Bożenarodzeniowy Oplatek ) are in Poland on Christmas Eve ( Wigilia served) before eating. They are usually marked with a representation of Mary with the baby Jesus and angels . The ingredients of the dough are the same as those used to make the host . The family members break off a piece of each other, eat it and wish good luck and blessings for the coming year. Breaking the Christmas wafer together refers to the ancient Christian tradition of breaking bread . These wafers are also sent to friends and relatives around the world to share in this tradition.
Seal wafers
The seal wafer is used by the notary to seal .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ German Food Book, Guidelines for Fine Baked Goods , Section III 4
- ↑ Regulation (EU) No. 744/2011
- ↑ Publication of the Czech application in the Official Journal of the European Union with precise product specification
- ↑ Who do the Karlovy Vary wafers belong to? at Radio Praha (January 29, 2008)
- ^ Name "Karlsbader Oblaten" sueddeutsche.de
- ^ Karlsbader wafers from Bavaria in the Prager Zeitung
- ^ Wigilia , polish-american-center, accessed March 15, 2018.
- ↑ Christmas in Poland, Polish Christmas on Info-Polen.com . In: info-polen.com .