Quick recipe: This is how you bake St. Martin’s geese from quark without yeast

It’s November 11th St. Martin’s day. On this date, Christians celebrate Saint Martin of Tours, who once gave his cloak to a cold beggar. This act became a symbol of mercy and charity. He was then appointed Bishop of Tours in 372 and canonized soon after his death in 397.

Traditionally, a St. Martin’s goose is eaten on this day. There are various explanations for this. Here are three of them:

1. Out of modesty, Martin of Tours is said to have hidden in a goose pen when he was about to be ordained bishop. However, the loud chattering of the geese revealed his whereabouts and he was discovered.
2. Another explanation is that the goose slaughter season traditionally begins in Germany on St. Martin’s Day.
3. In addition, the 40-day pre-Christmas Lent begins on November 11th, which is to be ushered in with a final feast.

These are three potential explanations for eating a goose on November 11th. In many households, goose-shaped pastries are used instead of real goose.

We have a delicious recipe for St. Martin’s geese made from quark for you. You can get these geese even last minute.

Quick St. Martin’s geese: You need these ingredients

• Goose cookie cutter shape
• 250 g Quark
• 125g sugar
• 1 pack vanilla sugar
• 1 No
• 1 pinch of salt
• 10 EL Kill
• 400 g Flour
• 1 pack of baking powder

For brushing

• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tbsp milk
• Raisins for the eyes

Preparing St. Martin’s geese from quark: This is how it works

1. Put the quark, sugar, vanilla sugar, egg and salt in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix everything together well for about two minutes.
3. Now add flour and baking powder and knead everything well.
4. Place the dough in the refrigerator for about an hour and let it rest.
5. After the dough has rested, sprinkle your work surface with a little flour and roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick.
6. Now cut out your geese and place them on a baking tray.
7. Whisk the egg yolk and brush the geese with it. Place a raisin on each goose as an eye.
8. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees and bake the geese for about 15 minutes.

Your delicious St. Martin’s geese are ready.

Children also parade around the houses together with their lanterns. Light has an important meaning in Christian symbolism. It represents the holiness of God and goodness while darkness is associated with evil. For this reason, the glowing lanterns at the St. Martin’s Day parade are intended to represent the “radiant message” of St. Martin and bring light into the darkness of November.