Chicken Fricassee with Mushrooms – Hühnerfrikassee mit Pilzen
Fricassee is defined as a stew made with pieces of meat that have been braised (lightly fried to brown in butter or oil and then slowly stewed) and are served in a sauce flavored with cooking stock. By this definition, the first record of fricassee goes back all the way…
Children’s Cookies – Weihnachtsplätzchen
When the sweet smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies wafts through the house, the best time of the year has arrived. Enjoy this recipe! Ingredients: 250 g (1 ½ cups) flour125 g (½ cup) butter160 g (¾ cup) sugar1 teaspoon vanilla sugar1 eggpinch of salt Instructions: Combine all ingredients into…
Cinnamon Stars – Zimtsterne
Cinnamon stars are traditional Christmas cookies from Swabia and are made from a nut meringue topped with a mixture of egg whites and sugar. Ingredients: 500 g (4 ½ cups) ground almonds5 egg whites450 g (3 ¾ cups) confectioners’ sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon1 tablespoon Kirschschnaps (cherry liquor) Instructions: Beat egg whites…
Classic Beef Roulade – Klassische Rinderrouladen
Beef roulade is a traditional wrapped meat dish, that can be found in Germany, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. There are a variety of different fillings that can be used, for example ground meat can also be added. Instead of the bacon and pickles, a rice and vegetable filling…
Cold Smoked Pork Chops – Kalt Geräucherte Schweinekoteletts (Kassler)
This recipe comes from the February 1985 edition of the German magazine Burda Moden (now Burda Style). Ingredients: 1.5 kg to 2 kg (3.3 lbs to 4.4 lbs) smoked pork chops2 tablespoons brown sugar2 apples, Golden Delicious or similar8 prunes1 orangelemon juice, to tastewatercress Instructions: Place in baking tray or…
Creamy Cucumber and Sweet Onion Salad with Fresh Dill Horseradish Dressing – Cremiger Gurken-Zwiebel Salat
This cucumber and sweet onion salad is an option found in German restaurants as a “Gemischter Salatteller”. A “Gemischter Salatteller” is a plate with a variety of delicious types of salads. Ingredients: 2 fresh seedless cucumbers peeled and sliced thin1 fresh sweet onion thinly sliced¼ cup low fat sour cream2…
Dresdner Christstollen – Christmas Stollen
For the Dough: 1 cup lukewarm whole milk 3 teaspoons active dry yeast 1/2 cup granulated sugar 4 cups all-purpose flour. Add more flour as needed if dough is too wet. 1 large egg 2 large egg yolks 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks) , at room temperature so…
Easter Braid – Osterzopf
This recipe makes the classic Easter braid with raisins, almonds and lemon very easy for you to bake. It tastes delicious as part of your Easter lunch or brunch! Ingredients: 2 teaspoons sugar or honey120 ml (½ cup) warm water1 ½ tablespoons yeast120 ml (½ cup) milk120 ml (½ cup)…
Easter Buns – Osterbrötchen
The perfect Easter bun for your Easter brunch! Ingredients: 945 ml (4 cups) flour2 tablespoons flour1 heaped tsp dry active yeast 240 ml (1 cup) warm milk80 ml (⅓ cup) sugar2 eggs120 ml (½ cup) butter1 teaspoon cinnamonPinch of cardamomPinch of salt240 ml (1 cup) currants and/or raisins1 egg yolk1…
Easter Cake – Osterkuchen
Children will not only love this delicious, easy to make Easter cake but adults will too! Ingredients: 950 g (4 cups) flour2 tablespoons flour1 tablespoon yeast160 g (⅔ cup) sugar240 g (1 cup) lukewarm water355 g (1 ½ cups) butter, unsalted½ teaspoon saltzest from 1 lemon240 g (1 cup) raisins5…