Berliner Bröt - Berlin Bread

• eggs↗5
• brown sugar↗2 3⁄4 cups
• baking chocolate↗1 cup

  grated and melted

• cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• allspice1 teaspoon
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• flour, sifted (amount is approximate)↗2 cups
• milk↗1⁄4 cup
• chopped almonds1 cup
• Meringue
• egg whites↗3
• powdered sugar↗7 tablespoons
• vanilla↗1⁄2 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   To make meringue: Beat whites until stiff; add 4 tablespoons sugar gradually, beating thoroughly.

2. 2

   Fold in remaining sugar and vanilla.

3. 3

   Preheat oven to 350F and grease jelly roll pan.

4. 4

   Beat eggs; add sugar and beat thoroughly.

5. 5

   Add melted chocolate.

6. 6

   Sift dry ingredients together and add to batter alternatively with milk.

7. 7

   Add almonds and stir until mixture is well blended.

8. 8

   Spread 1/2 inch thick and bake for 20 minutes.

9. 9

   After baking, cut into strips; frost thinly with meringue and brown slightly in the oven.