{"id":1068,"date":"2020-05-21T14:40:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T14:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2021-11-25T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T11:03:22","slug":"streusel-verses-strudel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/streusel-verses-strudel\/desserts\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe for ‘Treacle & Walnut Streusel Loaf’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Streusel verses Strudel<\/h3>\n

In baking and pastry making, a ‘streusel’, not to be confused with a strudel, is a crumbly sugary topping that is baked on the top of the likes of a muffin, loaf, pie or cake.\u00a0 The streusel like the strudel originates from Austria, but also like the strudel many central European countries have their own version.<\/p>\n

Here’s a simple recipe to follow to make a streusel loaf:<\/p>\n

Treacle and Walnut Streusel Loaf<\/h3>\n

Ingredients:<\/h3>\n

Filling and topping<\/h4>\n

100 g \/ 4 oz demerara sugar
\n25 g \/ 1 oz melted butter
\n100 g \/ 4 oz chopped walnuts
\n1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/p>\n

Loaf<\/h4>\n

100 g \/ 4 oz black treacle
\n125 ml \/ \u00bc pint milk
\n2 large eggs, beaten
\n250 g \/ 10 oz self-raising flour
\n50 g \/ 2 oz butter
\n100 g \/ 4 oz stoned dates, chopped<\/p>\n

Method:<\/h3>\n
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Image credit: Oldrich\/Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Grease an 80o g (2 lb) loaf tin
\n\u2022 Mix topping and filling ingredients together
\n\u2022 Blend the treacle, milk and beaten eggs together
\n\u2022 Sieve the flour into a bowl, rub in the butter, then add the dates
\n\u2022 Make a well in the centre of the mix, pour in the treacle mixture and then blend
\n\u2022 Place half of mixture into a prepared tin and sprinkle with half of chopped walnuts
\n\u2022 Place the rest of the mixture into the cake tin and sprinkle on the remaining walnuts.
\n\u2022 Bake in an oven on Gas Mark 4 (180 deg C) for 1 hour.
\n\u2022 Take from oven and leave in the tin for 5 minutes. Turn out and leave to cool.<\/p>\n

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