Cremeschnitte
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| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Europe |
| Region or state | Austria-Hungary |
| Main ingredients | Puff pastry, chantilly and custard cream |
| Variations | Kremna rezina, Samoborska kremšnita, Zagrebačka kremšnita |
A cremeschnitte (German: Cremeschnitte, Hungarian: krémes, Polish: kremówka, napoleonka, Romanian: cremșnit, cremeș, crempita, Bosnian and Serbian: krempita/кремпита, Croatian: kremšnita,[1] Slovak: krémeš, Slovene: kremna rezina, kremšnita), also known as vanilla slice or custard slice, is a custard and chantilly cream cream cake dessert commonly associated with the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. However, its origin is most commonly associated with a city in Slovenia known as Bled where it is called "Blejske kremšnita. This dish remains popular across Central Europe and the Balkans in various variations, all of which include a puff pastry base and custard cream.
By country
In Australia
Vanilla slice emerged as a variety of one of these similar desserts, but it is unknown which variety or varieties evolved into the modern dish.[2][3]
In Austria
In Slovenia
In Slovenia, kremna rezina is commonly associated with the town of Bled, an Alpine tourist destination in northwestern Slovenia. The cake recipe was brought to the local Hotel Park in 1953 by Ištvan Lukačević, chef of the hotel's confectionery store. He came to Bled from Serbia (Vojvodina) where a similar cake was already known. As of October 2009, 10 million cream cakes have been baked at the hotel's patisserie since its invention.[4][5][6] The name of the dessert means simply "cream slice". Locals refer to it as kremšnita, from the German word Cremeschnitte, with the same meaning. While the kremna rezina from Bled celebrated their 10th million piece production, Slaščičarna Lenček, which is located in Domžale, in year 2013 celebrated the 75th anniversary since they have made their first one which is called Lenčkova kremna rezina.
In Croatia
In Croatia, the two most popular variants are Samoborska kremšnita from the town of Samobor and Zagrebačka kremšnita from the capital, Zagreb. The extremely popular Samoborska kremšnita is characterized by having a puff pastry top, predominantly custard cream filling (less whipped cream) with meringue and is finished with powdered sugar. Zagrebačka kremšnita has a characteristic chocolate icing instead of the puff pastry top, while maintaining the puff pastry base. The classic recipe for Samoborska kremšnita is considered to be designed by Đuro Lukačić in the early 1950s, based on different earlier variants found in patisseries of Zagreb.[7]
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro, the dish is known as krempita 'cream pie'. It is usually prepared with puff pastry dough.[8] The filling is usually pure thick custard, less commonly combined with meringue (whipped egg whites and sugar) creme. A similar recipe with only meringue filling is called Šampita.
In Montenegro
In Montenegro, the most famous are the Kotorska krempita or Kotorska pašta (Kotor Cremeschnitte). Except for the original recipe, they differ from other crempitas because they are made with three layers of dough and two layers of cream.[9] The "Kotorska pašta" festival dedicated to this delicacy is held in Kotor every year.[10]
In Poland
In Romania
Romanian Cremșnit has a compacted puff pastry top and base (a weighted bake) and a stiff custard filling. It is usually sprinkled with icing sugar.
See also
References
- ^ "Hrvatski jezični portal - Kremšnita". Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Van Dyk, Garritt C (2023-12-25). "As Aussie as vanilla slice: how the delicate European dessert became the snot block of Aussie bakeries". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ Noone, Yasmin (2019-12-06). "Around the world in vanilla slice". SBS Food. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Bled: praznovanje ob 10-milijonti kremni rezini" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenia. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Deset milijonov originalnih blejskih kremnih rezin" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik Newspaper. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Na Bledu praznujejo desetmilijonto kremšnito" (in Slovenian). Večer Newspaper. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Nastanak" (in Croatian). 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ Rolek, Barbara. "Serbian Custard Slice Recipe - Krem Pita". About.com: Eastern European Food. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Kotorska Krempita". topmontenegro. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Fešta "Kotorska pašta" čuvar gastro kulture". bokanews.me. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
