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Stutenkerl

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Also known as Grittibänz

thumb|The raw, raisin-studded pastry before it is baked, and then after baking

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Food.name
Stutenkerl
Food.name_lang
de
Food.name_italics
true
Food.image
Weckmann.jpg
Food.image_size
250px
Food.type
Pastry
Food.main_ingredient
Flour, milk, sugar

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thumb|The raw, raisin-studded pastry before it is baked, and then after baking

A Stutenkerl () belongs to the Saint Nicholas tradition in the German-speaking countries. It is a pastry made of , sweet leavened dough, in the form of a man ( is German for 'lad' or 'fellow'). are generally nationally available around Saint Nicholas Day (December 6), but also regionally around Saint Martin's Day in November in parts of the Rhineland.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stutenkerl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.