Leipziger Lerche Pastry from Leipzig

This pastry specialty from the city of Leipzig is called Leipziger Lerche, and if you don’t know German, you might not know that “Lerche” is a German songbird that has the most unique sound (in English lark). During the 18th and 19th century millions…

German Sweet Mini Fried Cheese Balls with Quark

mini fried cheese balls

This is another original German recipe that is using quark, the popular fresh cheese that we use for a lot of cakes and desserts. You can find information about quark and how to make it at home on mybestgermanrecipes.com (see below in the ingredients…

German Apple Pastry with Egg Liquor

German Apple Pastry

The German apple pastry contains egg liquor and quark. Both ingredients are not usual items in US supermarkets. You can make quark at home – GO TO THE QUARK RECIPE – and get egg liquor in German specialty stores or for example at Shop…

German Peach Quark Pastry

german peach pastry

This Original German peach quark pastry is not that difficult to make, and if you don’t have a European bakery nearby, you probably will have no other chance than baking them. The puff pastry dough can be purchased from Pillsbury and Pepperidge (Target), Costco…

German Blueberry Muffins – Heidelbeermuffins

german blueberry muffins

Today I found organic blueberries for a great deal and decided to make this delicious German blueberry muffins. They are perfect! I added some grated chocolate to the dough to make them a bit special. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Blueberry Muffins 80 g sugar…

Raspberry Muffins with Streusel

raspberry muffins with streusel

This is a recipe for German Raspberry Muffins with Streusel; it’s super easy and can be made fast if you need something sweet for unexpected guests, a party or just for the Kaffee and Kuchen table. You will find out that these muffins are…

German Cherry Tartlets

cherry tartlets

The German Cherry Tartlets are combining a short cake crust with a creamy filling and cherries or other fruit on top. In Germany we use all kinds of fruit such as apricots, peaches, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries. The filling contains quark and if you…

Nussecken English Recipe – German Pastry

nussecken english recipe

Learn today how to make a very delicious pastry: Nussecken, English recipe. It’s a classic German pastry that you can buy in every German bakery! In other countries you might find the Nussecken only in special German stores or bakeries. Nevertheless this pastry is…