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.
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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.
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Swabian Spelt Knauzen (‘Schwäbische Knauzen’)
Ad: Post contains affiliate links. Swabian spelt knauzen are one of the simplest and tastiest bread rolls to make. The secret ingredient for great knauzen is time. The dough needs to slowly ferment in the fridge overnight to develop an amazing aroma. Knauzen are part of a group of bread […]
Braided Bread (‘Hefezopf’)
Last Updated on 6 years ago by Tim No Easter holiday is complete without braided bread. In Germany, it’s called Hefezopf while Jewish people refer to it as Challah. It’s very different in taste and texture than typical German bread. It’s soft, fluffy, rich, and slightly sweet. Some might call […]
Semolina Dumpling Soup (‘Grießklöschensuppe’)
Last Updated on 6 years ago by Tim Whenever you’re eating German food there are basically two choices you have regarding the appetizer. You can either have some kind of salad or soup. For me, this is a no-brainer. I always go with the soup. Soups that are served as […]
German Pancake Soup (‘Flädlesuppe’)
Last Updated on 6 years ago by Tim This week I’m sharing an extremely simple and quick recipe with you. In case you have some leftover pancakes and beef broth laying around this pancake soup can be thrown together in five minutes. Whenever my mother made pancakes there were usually […]
Let’s talk about pepper – Part 2: India
Welcome back to my series about pepper, the king of spices. Last week I have introduced you to pepper grown in Cambodia and Vietnam. But it was neither Cambodia nor Vietnam where Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sailed with his ship on his legendary journey to change world history forever. […]
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