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 [...]

Kaiserschmarrn

This is a local German-Austrian specialty that is famous in the South and of course in Austria itself.  Let’s first define first names.
“Kaiser” means “Emperor” and “Schmarrn” means “Mishmash” in Austrian-German. It is one of the best known Austrian desserts, and became very popular in Bavaria. Nevertheless the translation of Kaiserschmarrn has generated some debate. [...]

Wiener Schnitzel

The Wiener Schnitzel is the most popular meat dish known in other countries. Very interesting is its origin. Wiener Schnitzel comes originally from Austria and the name is protected by law and it has to be cooked with veal.
In Germany we enjoy it a lot  with pork instead of veal, and in this case it [...]

Mutzen – German Karneval Pastry

It was 1314 in Cologne. The first fools or “jecken” in German celebrated a parade through the city. How? We don’t know exactly the details, just the date.
200 years later a noble man named Weinsberg wrote about carnival. He describes that there were no differences between the people, everyone was equal. And this is until today [...]

Valentine Cherry Tartlet

Tartlets are an individual pastry case with a filling of fruit or other sweet or savoury mixture. In Germany we fill them with all kinds of fruit such as strawberries, raspberries or blackberries. The filling consists of quark which is not very common in the USA but I found an online resource where you can [...]

Valentine’s Day Raffaello Cake

Valentine’s Day in Germany is as popular as in the USA. It is celebrated with flowers, dinner for two, delicous cakes and desserts, romantic getaways, and special Valentine gifts. The Raffaello cake or tart is a special combination of raspberries, heavy cream and “Raffaellos” from Ferrero, an Italian company who became popular with Nutella, Mon [...]

Berliner for Karneval

As you probably know, Germany is the European center for carnival. Before spring “Karneval”,  “Fasching” or “Fasnacht” will be celebrated in many regions of Germany. In Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz or Mainz  you can watch the biggest and most colorful parades, visit the most fun parties with singing and drinking from Thursday (”Schmutziger Donnerstag” in Swabia or “Weiberdonnerstag” in the Rhineland) to Wednesday,  [...]

Angel’s Eyes

Angel’s Eyes are a classic amongst the German Christmas Baking recipes. German christmas cookies are of rather small size;  Angel’s Eyes are about 2 inches in diameter after baking. Try this one out and you will love it. Find more German recipes at www.MybestGermanrecipes.com
Ingredients (about 40 cookies)
70 g powdered sugar
150 g cold butter
240 g flour
2 egg yolks
2 [...]

German Cinnamon Stars

German Cinnamon Stars are traditional Christmas cookies made out of almond flour and cinnamon. You can buy buy them in almost every German bakery before Christmas. Now it is the time to bake them at home, and if you love cinnamon, you will love these cookies.
Ingredients
4 egg white
250 g powdered sugar
300 g almond flour
1 tsp cinnamon
peel of [...]

German Hazelnut Macaroons

Germany is known for its unique and delicous Christmas Bakery all over the world. Hazelnut Macaroons are easy to make, they last for weeks if kept in a cookie box at a cool place. Back in my childhood in Germany my mother would start baking weeks before Christmas and keep the cookies in an unheated room. Then [...]

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