My mother cooked German soups and Eintopfe (One-pot meals) all winter. Soups transform simple ingredients into flavorful and filling meals. German Potato Soup with Smoked Sausage is the perfect example of this. The humble potato, the Erd-Apfel, was a side dish at almost every meal. (Boiled, fried, mashed, Klöße…) We were the only ones in our neighborhood with a special…
Category: German Recipes
Sheet Pan German Honey Cake- Honigkuchen vom Blech
When my parents moved this summer, my mother uncovered a treasure trove of handwritten recipes from friends and family members tucked away in a drawer. She and I resolved to decipher the old handwriting, make sense of the sometimes cryptic directions, and reproduce those old flavors. (Dad offered to help by tasting the bakes.) We are starting with a recipe…
Make Candied Citrus Peel for Baking
A few years ago I ran into a roadblock when starting my Christmas baking. For years my regular grocery store sold candied citrus peel all packed up and ready for me to use in Stollen, Lebkuchen, and Magenbrot. No more. The grocer told me that demand dropped over the years (and then he mumbled something about Fruitcake being yucky… I…
Juicy Apple Cake – Saftiger Apfelkuchen LOADED with Apple
Yes, you do need another Apple Cake Recipe, and this rustic and Juicy Apple Cake is perfect for apple lovers and moms who want to encourage their people to eat more fruit. Chunks of juicy apples keep the cake extra moist, and the crunchy cinnamon sugar topping adds sweetness. The cake looks a bit rustic, but the flavor will…
Chocolate and Dark Beer Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream
I know, I know… Chocolate and Dark Beer Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream are not STRICTLY German. (Or really, traditional German at all) BUT! They are tasty. And since I used a dark Erdinger Weissbier German Beer, these delicious treats count as Denglish. The recipe comes from one I used to bake for Irish friends using Stout beer (Guinness). I find…
Herrencreme Recipe a “Gentleman’s” Pudding from the Münsterland
My childhood memory of Herrencreme is Oma making it as a special Sunday Nachtisch for Opa and me getting Chocolate Pudding. Herrencreme or Gentleman’s Pudding is made with dark chocolate shavings and a generous amount of rum and, therefore, might be too “bitter” for children. (I don’t think Oma considered the rum inappropriate; she did give us Eierlikör on the…
Apricot Marzipan Cake Recipe- Aprikosen Marzipan Kuchen
The flavors of Apricot and Almond complement each other, so it’s no surprise that an Apricot Marzipan Cake, Aprikosen Marzipan Kuchen, gets gobbled up every time I serve it. Instead of chunks or a layer in the cake, the marzipan gets whipped into the cake batter to create a light, almond flavor base for 2 pounds of Apricots! The hot…
Red Cabbage Salad Recipe – Rotkohlsalat
Warm and comforting Rotkohl or Blaukraut, flavored with cloves, is a standard side dish for so many German wintertime meals, but I crave something cold and crisp in the summertime. Something for my Salatteller (salad plate). This Red Cabbage Salad Recipe, or Rotkohlsalat, not only tastes delicious, but the jewel-like color of the cabbage looks beautiful on a plate. This…