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:
4 Food-Related Appliances That Are A Must For Every Student Dormitory
Student living can be stressful at the best of times. The thought of moving away from your home and having to fend for yourself can be pretty daunting. However, there are a few gadgets you can take to your dorm room – that can simplify the way you live. You […]
Rice Pudding with Poached Rhubarb (‘Milchreis mit Rhabarber’)
Rice pudding is simple comfort food. Because the rice is cooked in milk or cream, it’s quite rich. I love to serve rice pudding with rhubarb because the rhubarb cuts perfectly through the richness of the rice. That’s also why this dish is often served with sour cherries. Rice pudding […]
What is strong flour? An in-depth discussion
Strong flour is wheat flour of superior quality that is suitable to bake airy loaves of bread. Doughs made from strong flour show an increased gas-holding and water-absorption capacity. Strong flour is produced from hard wheat varieties with high protein contents and excellent gluten quality.
5 blends of apple tea for better health and well-being during the cold season
In autumn and winter, I always have a large supply of apples. My parents grow quite a few different varieties of apples in their garden. All of these apple trees are old varieties with an astonishing aroma. The neighbors of my parents are always envious because they had planted their […]
Carinthian Cheese Noodles (‘Kärntner Nudeln’)
Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state and home to a unique kind of dumpling: the Carinthian cheese noodle. It’s a vegetarian dumpling that is said to be closely related to the Italian ravioli. While a Swabian would never ever think of pleating his soup dumplings (‘Maultaschen’), it’s the trademark of […]
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