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Wreath Cake or Pretzel

4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g Butter
• 0.5 tsp Salt
• 0.25 l Milk
• 20 g Yeast
• 1 pcs Lemon (grated)
• Egg (for brushing) (a little)
• Almonds (coarsely crushed, optional) (a little)

Instructions

1. Prepare a dough from the ingredients, adding the yeast dissolved in milk last, and knead thoroughly.
2. Roll the dough on a floured board into a uniformly thick rope, shape the ends slightly pointed, and form into a pretzel or a wreath.
3. Brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with coarsely crushed almonds if desired, let rise in a warm place, and bake on a baking sheet for three-quarters of an hour at medium heat.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.