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...]

 
Rum Balls or Rumkugeln

Special recipe from Austria which has candied violets as an ingredient. This was a popular ingredient for many sweet recipes back when the royal couple “Sissi” and Franz, the emperor and empress of Austria, were reigning. Ingredients (30 pieces) dark dough 100 g powdered sugar 100 g almonds ground 100 g semi-sweet baking chocolate grated [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...]

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