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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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 […]
The dark truth about food fraud: How criminals make billions of dollars each year
When we think about illegal trade and black markets we often think of firearms and drugs. But the worldwide market for food fraud is even bigger than these two. The European Commission estimates that the worldwide costs of food fraud to the global food industry and consumers exceed 30 billion […]
Emperor vegetables (‘Kaisergemüse’)
From its name, you could think that emperor vegetables (“Kaisergemüse”) is a fancy German dish dating back hundreds of years. But don’t be fooled, it isn’t. This vegetable dish is not what was served to the German kaiser (ok, maybe he ate something similar at times). German Kaisergemüse is a […]
How to make candy – Part 2: Crystallization
In the first part of my candy-making series, I have talked about the importance of the water content in candy-making. There I have discussed that most candy is an amorphous material instead of an ordered crystalline solid. We can distinguish two amorphous states: the rubbery state and the glassy state. […]
Wild Garlic Spaetzle (‘Bärlauchspätzle’)
Last Updated on 6 years ago by Tim Scarcity awakens desires. But for these wild garlic spaetzle, it’s not only the scarcity of wild garlic that makes them outstanding. Their taste is fresh, garlicky, and slightly sharp. Their bright green color is the ultimate eye-catcher and they possess the same […]
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