noun
- a sweet yeast roll or pastry, often spiral-shaped and containing cinnamon, nuts, or raisins
Usage: culinary; from German
Examples
- The bakery’s schnecken were still warm from the oven.
- She ordered coffee and a pecan schnecken for breakfast.
- The recipe called for rolling the dough into schnecken shapes.
- German-style schnecken are popular at the local café.
- He learned to make schnecken from his grandmother’s recipe.