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USA: Pastries

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Baked treats from the USA: recognise cheesecake, donut, brownie, chocolate chip cookie, muffin, cupcake, apple pie, bagel, cinnamon roll and pumpkin pie. Good to know: A creamy cream-cheese cake, the New York style famous. It sits on a base of crushed biscuits. A fried ring with a hole, often glazed. It is a symbol of the American coffee break. A moist, dense chocolate bake. The name comes from its brown colour. A soft cookie with chocolate chips. It was invented in 1930s Massachusetts. A small sponge cake, sweet or with blueberries. The American muffin is a sweet bake. A small cake with a lavish frosting top. It is baked in a paper cup. A covered apple tart, a national symbol. ‘As American as apple pie’ is a saying. A ring-shaped roll, first boiled then baked. In New York it is eaten with cream cheese. A cinnamon roll of yeast dough with icing. Its smell fills whole shopping malls. A spiced pumpkin tart, classic at Thanksgiving. It is spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. What starts as plain knowledge quickly becomes one aha moment after another.

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Cheesecake

A creamy cream-cheese cake, the New York style famous.

💡 Did you know? It sits on a base of crushed biscuits.

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Donut

A fried ring with a hole, often glazed.

💡 Did you know? It is a symbol of the American coffee break.

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Brownie

A moist, dense chocolate bake.

💡 Did you know? The name comes from its brown colour.

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Chocolate chip cookie

A soft cookie with chocolate chips.

💡 Did you know? It was invented in 1930s Massachusetts.

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Muffin

A small sponge cake, sweet or with blueberries.

💡 Did you know? The American muffin is a sweet bake.

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