''Schaumrollen'', or ''Schillerlocken'' () (lit. ''foam rolls'' or '' Schiller's curls'') are an

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confection. They consist of a cone or tube of puff pastry filled with

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. The pastries are made by wrapping thin

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strips around a cone shaped metal tube. After baking, they are filled with the "foam", which is usually sweetened whipped cream or meringue. The pastry tubes are often rolled in coarse sugar or

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before baking, for extra sweetness and a crunchy texture.

History

This is a variety of a

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, which was brought to North America by

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s from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Also popular with immigrants from the

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region (such as the

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), ''Schaumrollen'' or ''Schillerlocken'' can be made up to five inches long, and are served as a treat on major holidays such as Christmas, as well as at weddings and first Communion celebrations. In Austria, they are consumed throughout the year as a treat or afternoon snack, alongside a cup of coffee.

Nutritional information

Like many pastries, this dessert is high in calories; an Austrian ''Schaumrolle'' is estimated to have almost 200 calories per single piece, of which 46 percent are fats, and 49 percent carbohydrates.

Name of the dessert

Friedrich Schiller by Ludovike Simanowiz

''Schillerlocken'', the alternate name for the pastry, goes back to

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's ''Portrait of Friedrich Schiller''. The portrait shows poet Friedrich Schiller with his blond curls in relatively casual pose sitting at a table. This portrait, which is now located in

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in the Kügelgenhaus, was often copied and found widespread use as a copper engraving, which led to the emergence of the naming of the pastry in popular culture.Robert Eberhardt (Hrsg.), Friedrich Dieckmann: ''Anton Graff – Porträts eines Porträtisten.'' Wolff Verlag, Berlin 2013, S. 121 In Germany, ''Schillerlocken'' also refers to smoked dogfish belly flaps.

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History

Nutritional information

Name of the dessert

See also

References

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