Creamy Cabbage Soup

Wonderful soup for a cold winter’s day with croutons and chives. Find more original German soups here: www.MyBestGermanRecipes.com

Ingredients
1kg white cabbage
60 g butter
80 g bacon cubes (Speck cubes)
1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp caraway seeds
200 ml dry white wine
1 l vegetable broth
200 ml heavy cream
2-3 potatoes medium size
salt, pepper
4 slices farmers bread or baguette bread
5 tbsp [...]

Goulash Soup

Goulash soup is a traditional soup for New years Eve or “Silvesterabend” in German, the night where people everywhere are celebrating the last hours of the old year. The goulash soup is also called midnight soup or “Mitternachtssuppe” because it will be served after midnight when the New Year has begun. This is tradition [...]

Mulled Wine (Gluehwein) – A must at your Christmas gathering

There is no German Christmas market without hot spiced red wine or in German “Gluehwein”.  The mulled wine is the most famous warm beverage in Germany during the cold winter months.  Gluehwein tastes the best when drinking it outside when the temperatures are low. Find more German Christmas Recipes on www.MyBestGermanRecipes.com
Ingredients (for 4 bottles [...]

Kaiserschmarrn

This is a local Austrian-German specialty that has become very popular. Let’s look first at some definitions.
The word “Kaiser” means “Emperor” and “Schmarrn” means “Mishmash” in Austrian-German. Nevertheless the translation of Kaiserschmarrn has generated some debate. “Kaiser” is literally translated as “emperor”, but not the word “Schmarrn” that has different definitions such [...]

Vanilla Cones

Another great and traditional German Christmas cookie recipe from www.MyBestGermanRecipes.com: Vanilla Cones or Vanillekipferl in German. This is one of my favorite Christmas cookies.
They last for weeks when you keep them at a cool place. Happy Baking!
Ingredients
260 g flour
200 sweet butter
100 g sugar, 1 package vanilla sugar Dr. Oetker
100 g ground hazelnuts
Baking Instructions
- Mix [...]

Cut Off Finger Cookies

If you are looking for your fingers, maybe you find them in the oven. They taste best fresh! Happy Halloween from www.mybestGermanrecipes.com
Ingredients
125 g butter (soft)
125 g sugar
some lemon peel from organic lemon
1 pinch salt
2 egg yolks
250 g flour
almonds (peeled or almond leaves
Baking Instructions
- Knead butter, sugar and salt.
- Add egg yolk and lemon peel and knead again.
- [...]

Lentil Soup

The lentil soup is a classic amongst all German soups. I tried out several options: Using lentils from a can and dried ones; dried lentils are the best.  You can reduce the cooking time when soaking them the evening before in water, and let the pot stand over night. Just boil [...]

Cheese Spaetzle

Cheese Spaetzle are one of my favorites when it comes to local food from the South of Germany. This recipes comes from a region named “Allgaeu” but it is popular all around in Swabia. It’s the area before Bavaria which is famous for its cheese, the milk and milk products, and [...]

Apple-Crumble Cake

In German we call this cake “Streuselkuchen” – the Streusel or crumbles  are a great topping for any fruit cake. It is the ideal cake for the “Kaffeklatsch” – the coffee table with friends and family Sundays or for any day. For more German cake recipes check out www.MyBestGermanRecipes.com
Ingredients
250 g soft butter
200 g sugar
5 eggs
300 g flour
100 g [...]

German Roast Beef

Rinderbraten or German Roast Beef is a typical dish for Sunday lunches, birthday dinners or any festive occasion. It is always served with gravy, comes with side dishes such as Brussels sprouts (or cauliflower with carrots and peas) and Spaetzle. It is very delicious. In a so called “German Gasthaus” which is [...]

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