Orange sticks – a recipe for homemade crisp orange sticks dipped in dark chocolate. Orangestænger are long Danish Christmas cookies with orange, marzipan and dark chocolate. They are easy to make and can be prepared well in advance. The dough is piped into sticks with a star nozzle and then frozen so it holds its shape better when baking. You can keep the piped dough in the freezer for a long time and just bake them shortly before serving.
You can dip one end in chocolate like I did, or brush chocolate on the base of the cookies. There is marzipan in the dough, but you can swap it for crushed macaroons, which is really delicious. I like a strong orange flavour, so I used the zest of 2 oranges, but if you prefer just a hint of orange, 1 orange is enough. Store the orange sticks in a tin for a couple of weeks.
Tempered chocolate
When dipping the cookies in dark chocolate, it is best to temper the chocolate so it does not melt as easily. Chop the chocolate (unless it is in buttons) and put it in a heatproof bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat a few times until the chocolate starts to melt. Then give it 10 seconds at a time, about 4-5 times, or until the chocolate reaches 33°C. Now it is ready to use. Enjoy!
Orange sticks dipped in chocolate
Ingredients
Instructions
Orange sticks
Lightly stir the egg and cane sugar together in a bowl. Add cream, orange juice, orange zest and grated marzipan. Stir well and leave for 30 min.
Mix flour, potato starch, baking powder and vanilla sugar in another bowl. Rub in the butter to a crumbly mixture. Stir in the egg mixture and bring the dough together. It should be soft. Put half of the dough in a piping bag with a star nozzle of about 12 mm. Pipe 6 cm long sticks onto baking paper on a chopping board. Put the board in the freezer for about 15 min. Repeat with the other half of the dough.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan).
Bake the orange sticks for about 12-13 min or until golden. They spread a little, so do not place them too close together. Let them cool on a rack.
Dip them in the chocolate and let it set before enjoying. Enjoy!
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