Description
Pastry with almond paste filling
Technical
A bear claw is a sweet pastry originating in the United States during the mid-1910s. The name bear claw as used for a pastry is first attested on March 13, 1914 by the Geibel German Bakery, located at 915 K Street in downtown Sacramento. By the next year, bear claws were on the breakfast menu at German-owned Hamburger's Los Angeles, which was then the largest department store west of Chicago.
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
almond-likebutteryvanilla-sweetcinnamon-spicedbaked-bread
Wine Analogy
Late harvest Riesling (for its honeyed stone fruit notes)
Coffee Analogy
Hazelnut latte (nutty sweetness with creamy texture)
Perfume Analogy
Gourmand fragrances with almond and vanilla accords
Culinary Applications
Dutch BanketletterNetherlandsAdapted for S-shaped almond paste pastries
Danish KagemandDenmarkInfluenced decorative scoring techniques
German MandelhörnchenGermanyInspired crescent-shaped almond fillings
Dietary
VegetarianHalalKosherwheatalmondsdairyeggs