Today we're baking with lots of love for Mother's Day! These heart-shaped oven-baked Berliners with a strawberry filling will not only make Mom happy—they're also great fun for children to bake!
Hand on heart—who doesn't love those soft, delicious Berliners from the bakery? Traditionally, they're deep-fried in lots of oil. A lighter, but just as tasty alternative is oven-baked Berliners. We love these little treats during Carnival, for children's birthday parties, and for just about any special occasion. Today, we're baking them "with heart" for Mother's Day.
Is your yeast dough not rising or sticking to your fingers?
Then I can reassure you: you are not alone! Many people have the same issues and it was the same for me for a long time!
After many experiments and a lot of testing, my yeast doughs now usually rise! With my tips & tricks for baking with yeast dough your baking with yeast will also be a pleasure and your yeast dough will rise!
Have fun baking!
Recipe for Sweet Mini Heart Oven Berliners
If there are three things my Minis love most about baking, it's kneading dough, cutting out shapes with cookie cutters, and of course decorating treats with sprinkles, chocolate, and other sweet toppings. This recipe for heart-shaped oven Berliners combines all of their favorite baking activities. It's a wonderful recipe for baking with children!
Ingredients for 20 Mini Heart Oven Berliners
Yeast dough
- 180 ml lukewarm milk
- 7 g dry yeast (1 packet)
- 350 g (spelled) flour
- 2 tsp butter
- 30 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch of salt
- 30 g Strawberry jam
Decoration
- 80g powdered sugar
- Lemon juice
- Pink food coloring from GoodBake*
- Pink chocolate hearts*
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Baking accessories
Baking Equipment, Mixing bowl, Hand mixer with, dough hooks, Kitchen scale, Tea towel, Tablespoon, Rolling pin, Heart-shaped cookie cutter*Baking tray lined with baking paper (or a baking mat), Cooling rack Piping bag with a small filling nozzle* (or a disposable syringe for filling), Small bowl
Mini tip: For my first attempt, I simply bought a small disposable syringe from the nearest pharmacy.
Preparation
- Mix the dry yeast thoroughly with the flour, then add the sugar and salt.
- Add the lukewarm milk, butter, and egg to the dry ingredients and knead everything by hand (or with dough hooks) until you have a smooth dough.
- Cover the yeast dough with a kitchen towel and let it rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Knead the dough briefly once more, then roll it out on a lightly floured surface to about 2 cm (¾ inch) thick.
- Cut out heart shapes and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Put the heart-shaped Berliners into a cold oven and set the temperature to 180°C (355°F). Once the oven has reached temperature, bake them for about 25 minutes, making sure they don't become too dark.
- Allow the baked heart Berliners to cool completely on a cooling rack.
- Using a piping bag with a filling nozzle or a small syringe, fill each Berliner with your favorite jam. If you prefer, you can also use chocolate sauce, vanilla cream, or another filling of your choice.
- To make the icing, mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice and the pink food coloring. Dip the tops of the Berliners into the icing. Mini tip: Icing becomes runny very quickly, so add the lemon juice only a few drops at a time until it reaches a thick but pourable consistency.
- Now your Mini can decorate the oven Berliners with the pink chocolate hearts!
And just like that, your adorable Mother's Day heart Berliners are ready! A sweet little treat baked with lots of love for Mom—and for everyone else with a sweet tooth.
If you're looking for more delicious Mother's Day baking ideas, I'd also recommend my Berry Layer Cake with a Sweet Message or my Heart-Shaped Strawberry Rolls with Vanilla Filling .
My Minis and I wish you and your little ones lots of fun baking—and even more fun enjoying these delicious treats!
Yours, Lia
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