Bienenstich is a traditional German coffee cake and can be found in every German bakery. The name means literally “Bee Sting cake“. Why? There is a legend where the baker who baked the cake got stung by a bee because the cake attracted it. The topping are caramelized honey almonds. Ingredients 4 eggs separated 80 g [read more...]

Ingredients Dough: 200 g flour 100 g butter 1 egg ½ package Dr Oetker Baking powder ½ tbsp salt TL Topping 3 eggs 1 cup heavy cream 200 g German ham or bacon 200 g grated cheese (Emmenthaler, Gruyere, Cheddar or your favorite cheese) salt and pepper, butter for the form Cooking Instructions – Mix flour with baking powder, [read more...]

Are you looking for a traditional German cake for Easter? The Easter lamb cake is very traditional. You would need a lamb form which you can get at amazon.com Ingredients 125 g Butter 100 g honey 2 eggs 1 point of  a knife vanilla 125 g ground hazelnuts 200 g flour ½ package Dr./ Oetker baking powder 125 ml milk [read more...]

Tortellini are not really German, but the way to cook them in this recipe is for sure German. It is one of my favorite gratins. You can vary the dish with different vegetable like carrots, peas, cauliflower, or aubergine. Vary it with different cheese too. Serve with green lettuce or just plain. Ingredients (serves 3-4) [read more...]

A flan is a tart, a type of pie, with a base of shortcrust pastry. An example is a quiche. In both savory and sweet flans the filling tends to be based on a thick custard. However there are flans not based on custard. The recipe below is a German variation of a flan. It’s [read more...]

The home country of the famous cake “Apple Strudel” is Austria and it was in fact territory of Germany as well, way back when this territory was ruled by the Emperor. It’s been said that the Strudel dough must be so thin that it is possible to see a love letter shining through on the [read more...]