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Aachen Style Printing

Aachen Style Printing

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Traditional spiced cake from the Aachen region, baked to perfection for an unparalleled taste.

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“Aachener Printen” are traditional spiced cakes from the region of Aachen in Germany. This recipe allows you to make them at home using simple ingredients and an easy technique.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting6 hr
  • Total6 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$930.93 $18.62 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

50 people
  • $383.52
  • $0.20
  • $76.71
  • $460.21
  • $0.70
  • $7.67
  • $1.92

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cooking time: approximately 15 minutes.
  2. Oven temperature: electric oven: 220 °C; gas oven: adjust the flame to “5” or “1/2”.
  3. Heat the syrup with the water.
  4. Next, mix all the ingredients together. ≈ 4 min
  5. It is best to allow the dough to rest for a few hours in a cool place, so that all the flavors can fully develop.
  6. Then, spread it out on a floured work surface to a thickness of 3 mm, and cut out rectangles measuring 3 x 8 cm from the dough. ≈ 8 min
  7. Grease the baking dish, then arrange the dough pieces on top and bake.
  8. This will result in approximately 65 to 70 prints. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Aachen Style Printing

  • 500 g$383.52
  • 150 g of all-purpose flour, slightly finer than usual, or rolled very thinly$0.20
  • 100 grams$76.71
  • 600 g$460.21
  • 50 g, finely chopped$0.70
  • 2 tablespoons$7.67
  • 1/2 cup$1.92

Total$930.93

that's $18.62 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 500 g
  • 3 tablespoons of water
  • 150 g of all-purpose flour, slightly finer than usual, or rolled very thinly
  • 100 grams
  • 600 g
  • 50 g, finely chopped
  • a small, tangled mass
  • 3 tablespoons, full
  • 1/2 cup
  • 2 tablespoons
  • 1/2 cup

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