Dec 142011
 
Almond Pockets

Original and old Austrian Cookie Recipe from the imperial times. A rare and special Christmas cookie recipe. Ingredients 150 g flour 150 g butter 4 egg yolk some flour, some butter Filling 150 g almonds ground 4 egg white 150 g sugar 1 package vanilla sugar Dr Oetker powdered sugar Baking Instructions – Knead a [read more...]

Dec 142011
 
Rum Balls or Rumkugeln

Rumballs or in German “Rumkugeln” are almost mandatory for Christmas but, in my opinion, they taste awesome throughout the year. The rumballs are made after a traditional Austrian recipe from the good old times, when the emperor Franz Josef used to reign.  You don’t have to bake them, just make them per the given instructions [read more...]

Aug 162011
 
Buchteln

Buchteln are an Austrian specialty and the most famous ones are served in the Cafe Hawelka in Vienna. The origin of the Buchteln is the region of a former German part called Bohemia, but have found the way to Austria and Germany. In German they are called “Ofennudeln” which means pasta noodles. You can fill [read more...]

Jun 082011
 
Sacher Cake

The history of the Sachertorte itself begins in 1832, when Prince Metternich ordered his personal chef with creating a special dessert for several important guests. But the master chef head chef got sick, so the task was handed to a boy of 16 years named Franz Sacher who was an apprentice in his second year [read more...]