Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crumblike topping for coffee cakes and rich breads, consisting of flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and sometimes chopped nutmeats.
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- noun A crumbly
topping for cakes and quick breads. It is made of sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, and often chopped nuts.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a crumbly topping for a pastry
- noun pastry with a topping of streusel
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If it made an impact, then the extra work to make the streusel is probably worth it.
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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the streusel is slightly browned.
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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the streusel is slightly browned.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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Hi Nic - I like the idea of streusel layers in the cake - yummy!
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If caramel-cinnamon ice cream is good like Haagen Dazs Cinnamon Dulce de Leche, than adding a "streusel" swirl and cinnamon bun dough would *have* to be better!
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I'm always amazed at how excited I get when I see the word "streusel"!
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This isn’t a good idea with all cakes, like delicate cheesecakes or cakes with toppings on them, such as streusel-heavy coffee cakes, because the cakes would never survive being flipped upside down out of a regular pan in one piece!
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Sprinkle each with about 1 tablespoon streusel topping, if using.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Sprinkle each with about 1 tablespoon streusel topping, if using.
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But her dish was really simple in the way that it looks, so when you think about it, it's like, she should've had time to put it together and made it look really nice because at the end of the day, it was a sphere, a canal and I think there was a streusel and a cream on the plate.
Top Chef: Just Desserts' Matthew: I Felt Like the Odd Man Out 2011
trivet commented on the word streusel
A crumblike topping for coffee cakes and rich breads, consisting of flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and sometimes chopped nutmeats.
(German, streusel, from Middle High German ströusel, something strewn, from ströuwen, to sprinkle, from Old High German strowwen)
Yum!
June 27, 2007