Welcome to the baking section of my website! Here you can find all of my posts related to bread and other baked goods like strudel, flammkuchen, and cakes. In the top section, you can find posts about the theory and technology of baked goods along with some posts discussing the cultural significance and history of bread in Germany. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you can find all of my baking recipes. These range from sweet goods like doughnuts and apple strudel to rustic bread like spelt bread and Swabian specialties like pretzels. My blog focuses mainly on savory baked goods. A lot of blogs on German food already feature a ton of traditional cake recipes but the baked goods you might find in a German bakery are only rarely featured on them. I want to fill in that gap because, for me, it is much more fun to bake savory goods.
Check out my new book on how to bake bread the German way:
This book covers the how’s and why’s of bread-making. It is a comprehensive guide on bread ingredients, techniques, and the general bread-making process. It helps you to gain a deeper understanding and enables you to bake bread without a recipe.
Are you new to bread-baking? Start here:
Deep dives in baking technology for advanced bakers:
Bread from a cultural point of view:
Browse my collection of bread recipes:
Let’s talk about pepper – Part 6: Review of rare and exotic pepper varieties
My pepper series is about to come to an end. Today, I want to introduce you to even more types of pepper available for purchase that I haven’t covered previously. I will give you my taste impressions of African, Vietnamese, as well as Indian pepper cultivars. Some of these pepper […]
German Bread Dumplings (‘Semmelknödel’)
Last Updated on 7 years ago by Tim We Germans are a nation of gravy lovers. That’s especially true for the Southern parts. The people here love to have gravy with every dish. And when I say gravy, I mean gravy. Not these super-far reduced French sauces which get served […]
Bone Marrow Dumpling Soup (‘Markklößchensuppe’)
Bone marrow dumplings are pillowy soft and probably the most indulgent German dumpling. That is because bone marrow is almost pure fat. The bone marrow is the white interior of beef marrow bones. You can just pop it out if you buy some marrow bones to cook beef broth. There’s […]
How to make candy – Part 8: Gummy candy
The gummy bear is a German invention. It was first produced in the year 1922 by the German company Haribo. However, it is not a healthy treat as some people might think. Industry-style gummy bears are based on sugar syrup rather than fruit juice that is thickened with gelatin. How […]
Bohemian Yeast Pancakes (‘Böhmische Liwanzen’, ‘Dalken’)
German pancakes are usually unleavened but these Bohemian yeast pancakes are an exception. They are a tasty dessert or light lunch in the summertime that is best served with some fruit on the side. Different from many American pancakes and baked goods, these pancakes are leavened with yeast instead of […]
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