streusel

noun

streu·​sel ˈstrü-səl How to pronounce streusel (audio)
-zəl,
ˈstrȯi-,
ˈshtrȯi-
: a crumbly mixture of fat, sugar, and flour and sometimes nuts and spices that is used as topping or filling for cake

Examples of streusel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Add Topping to Filling and bake: Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the apples. Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024 Prince Street specialty dessert pizza — a Nutella, marshmallow and cinnamon streusel topped pie — exclusively at the pizzeria’s Nolita storefront on Prince Street. Emily Mercer, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 That makes getting a bit of streusel with your cake bite purely delightful. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2024 The piecrust cookie at Janie’s (which opened its first brick-and-mortar shop in 2021, and now has three Manhattan locations), however, really is novel: a sweet filling, usually pie-inspired, sandwiched between a circle of flaky piecrust, on the bottom, and an insulating layer of streusel, on top. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for streusel 

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Word History

Etymology

German, literally, something strewn, from Middle High German ströusel, from ströuwen to strew, from Old High German strewen

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of streusel was in 1909

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Cite this Entry

“Streusel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streusel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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