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Crumb topping that admits the best part of baking was never the cake.
means A crumbly mixture of butter, sugar, and flour baked on top of cakes and pastries for a sweet, crunchy finish.
from Borrowed directly from German 'Streusel,' meaning 'something sprinkled' or 'that which is scattered,' from the verb 'streuen,' to strew or scatter — related to the English word 'strew' itself. German bakers named it for exactly what you do with it: scatter it over the batter before it bakes.
- etymology
- German for sprinkle or scatter
- ratio rule
- equal parts butter, flour, sugar, by weight
- texture secret
- cold butter, barely mixed, stays clumpy
- not crumble
- usually includes cinnamon, crumble often skips it