Schnecken

Schnecken means ‘snails’, which is what these German-American coiled buns resemble. They are like the Norwegian cinnamon buns, only more so. By which I mean they are stickier, puffier, gooier and generally more over the top. God, I love them.

I first came across them in one of my favourite books, The Village Baker’s Wife by Gayle and Joe Ortiz, and I’ve relied heavily on their method and approach (as I