Bavarian Fleischkaese Recipe -Make it from Scratch
This Bavarian Fleischkaese recipe is an original recipe from Germany. It differs a bit from the other one but it is also is a proven recipe. Don’t forget the ingredients might be a bit different in Germany despite the fact that they have the same name.
Fleischkäse is a speciality food found in the south of Germany, in Austria and parts of Switzerland. It consists of beef, pork and bacon and is made by grinding the ingredients very finely and then baking it as a loaf in a bread pan until it has a crunchy brown crust.
Variations may be made using other kinds of meat such as horse meat or turkey, or may contain additional ingredients such as cheese or minced chili peppers. Liver is not traditionally considered an essential ingredient if it is added it would be called Leberkäse.
Ingredients Bavarian Fleischkaese
To make the so called Fleischbraet – for 1kg
60% lean pork
40% fat pork belly or 30% pork belly and 10% Speck without slab
Spices for 1 kg Fleischbrät
22 g curing salt – click to Find Curing Salt Information
3 g white pepper, ground
Ground Spices and herbs, each 0,5 g: Marjoram, Thyme, nutmeg and ginger
ice cubes: at least 300g per 1kg meat
Cooking Instructions
1. Cut meat and refrigerate it. It must be very cold before handling it (shortly before freezing temperature).
2. Make at least 300 g ice cubes and before you start with the meat, shred and (ice snow) keep aside. Use mixer or any device that can shred ice fine.
3. Mix the very cold meat with spices, very fast as meat should not get warm.
4. Add meat to the grinder or food processor and grind it on high speed for about 1-2 minutes. Add grated “ice snow” and grind again thoroughly. You should get a fine but tough mass. That’s all okay.
4. You can do a test now if you like:
Bring water to a boil, then turn off. Take 1 tbsp of the meat mass and add it into the water. It needs to be firm and should not fall apart
5. Take a rectangle form that is cooled and grease it with taste neutral (expeller pressed) coconut oil or shortening (eg. from Spectrum – needs to be a grease that can be used for high cooking temperatures – don’t use olive oil, other oil, butter or margarine; in Germany we use the grease Palmin or Biskin).
The grease should be sticking in the edges, that’s why the form needs to be very cold. You do this so the Leberkaese can get smoothly out of the form when done. Press the meat thoroughly into the form because you don’t want bubbles.
6. Use a dough scraper that you dip into cold water and smooth the surface, make a rhombic patter into the loaf by pressing the dough scraper into the loaf, don’t cut it.
7. Bake in the oven on 160 C for about 90 minutes until the surface browns slightly, if it wont get brown, use the broiler for 5-6 minutes.
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Swabian Sour Potatoes – Saure Kartoffelrädle
This is a German dish that originated a long time ago. It’s from the time after the second world war ended, the time of a big food shortage. Such times, as bad as they are, created many dishes, and still they are cooked in present time. One of these dishes was the Swabian Sour Potatoes.
Nowadays sausages are added which makes it a delicious meal. Potatoes always were and still are important in the German cuisine. There are hundreds of potato dishes. This potato recipe shows what you can cook just with a few ingredients. Happy Cooking!
Ingredients Swabian Sour Potatoes
500-600 g potatoes
For the Gravy
3 tbsp butter and 3 tbsp flour
1 splash white wine (optional)
300-400 ml vegetable broth or water
– How to Make Vegetable Broth –
1 bay leave
2 cloves, crushed or ground
vinegar to taste or 2 tbsp
salt, pepper to taste
4 Wiener sausages (Saitenwürstle or Wienerle in Swabian-German, USA calls them Frankfurter)
2 tbsp chopped chives, optional
Löwensenf – Simply the Best Mustard
Cooking Instructions Swabian Sour Potatoes
– Boil potatoes with skin. When done drain and let cool off a bit.
– Heat butter with flour, mix well, it should not get brown. This is a so called “Mehlschwitze”, the base for many German white and dark sauces.
– Add broth and wine and bring to a boil. The gravy should have thickened.
– Spice and add vinegar with bay leave and cloves.
– Let simmer for 15 min on low heat.
– Peel potatoes.
– Heat sausages in water.
– Cut potatoes in thin slices.
– Add potatoes to gravy, let sit for 3 min.
– Spice if necessary, remove cloves and bay leave.
You can use sausages as whole or cut them in slices. Add the sausages to the potatoes and sprinkle with the chives.
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Where to Buy German Bread Online?
Not long ago I came across bread products that caught my attention. Of course as a German I am missing the nice baked goods. I am still in love with German rolls and bread and, I am sure you know, it’s hard to find in the USA. You can find the items either in special German stores or online. In this article I am answering this one question:
Where to Buy German Bread Online?
There are not many places to find original German rolls and bread online. Especially over the last years with all complications regarding shipping, there are only a few companies left. Let me introduce “The German Brot Box” to you!
The Brotbox is a wholesome Bakery & Makes Bread that Takes Care of you
You can eat their bread without feeling guilty because it’s made out of only a few ingredients in a true German bakery.
German Rolls from the Brot Box
Info at One Glance
– Baked in a German Bakery
– Non-GMO
– No additives or preservatives
– Baking time varies for each rolls – Baking Instructions are on package
– Amount: Each roll comes in a 5 pack
– The order does not ship frozen but with ice packs and insulation for protection against heat
Pumpkinseed Rolls Classic Wheat Rolls
Stone Oven Buerli Potato Carrot Rolls
Low Carb Multi Seed Power Rolls
All Rolls come in a sealed Bag with Handling Instructions – 5 Pieces
Keep the bag at room temperature for a while, pre-heat the oven, then bake them as instructed. Baking time is from 10 to 20 minutes.
Pretzel Specialties from the Brot Box
German Bread Specialties from the Brot Box
Swiss Farmers Bread
Bake the bread per the instructions, let it cool off a bit then cut it and hear the sound of the best crust ever! The crust is crunchy and the inside is soft. So lecker! I couldn’t resist and had a slice when the bread was still warm with just some good Irish butter. So good!
All Your Favorites in One Box
If you love a good assortment of rolls and bread then these boxes below are ideal. You find all the goodies in one box. It’s a great selection and has something for any taste. Plus the box makes a nice gift for a beloved one. The large box comes with free shipping!
ENJOY a GERMAN BREAKFAST with other Original German Items
A German breakfast is a wonderful meal. Especially with German rolls, jam, Müsli and coffee. All these items are in the convenient breakfast box from Lovegermanfood.com.
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German Gluten Free Almond Cake
This German gluten free almond cake is for you if you are sensitive to Gluten. It is easy to make without needing special ingredients. If you cannot get blanched almond slices find them here: Sincerely Nuts Blanched Almonds Sliced 1 LB
Ingredients German Gluten Free Almond Cake
6 eggs (medium)
150 g heavy cream
150 g sugar
225 g powdered sugar
225 ground almonds (almond meal)
20 g almond slices (preferably blanched)
100 g soft butter
Baking Instructions
Make the Topping of the Cake (it’s similar to a pudding)
– Separate eggs.
– In a pan bring heavy cream and sugar to a brisk boil.
– Let cool off a bit, then add egg yolks.
– Beat while adding the egg yolks.
– Warm this cream in a pan until it thickens like a pudding, and important is don’t bring to a boil.
– Cover the surface of the cream right away with a sheet of plastic foil. This prevents that a skin on top will occur.
Make the Base Cake
– Beat egg white until firm, add powdered sugar while beating.
– Add ground almonds.
– Layer a spring form (diameter 26cm or 10 inches) with parchment paper.
– Spread base cake dough on top and bake for 10 min on 150 C or 300F convection (175 C or 350F)
– Let cool off in the form.
– Roast almond slices in a non-stick pan without adding any grease until they are of a light brown color.
– Beat soft butter until creamy, then add egg cream spoon by spoon.
– Remove cake from the form and place on a big enough plate.
– Spread pudding on top and add some almond slices and powdered sugar before serving.
Cake must be chilled for about 1 hour or until it is completely firm.
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Simple German Pancake Recipe
We have several pancake recipes on this website but today I found an authentic German recipe that was too simple to be true! It’s a proven recipe, nothing can fail. Make these pancakes for your Sunday brunch, for a dessert with ice cream and whipped cream or just for a treat with Nutella or maple syrup. It could be even a Valentine’s Day surprise or a dessert for a romantic dinner for Two. There are so many options and occasions! Happy Cooking!
Ingredients Simple German Pancake Recipe
Base Dough
(for 3-4 pancakes) depending on the size of the pan
6 tbsp flour
¼ Liter milk or sparkling water
2 eggs
1 dash salt or sugar for sweet pancakes
4 tbsp butter for frying
Topping Variations
fresh fruit such as peaches, strawberries, blueberries mixed with some vanilla extract
thin layer of apricot jam
dust with powdered sugar and slightly roasted sliced almonds
mix of sugar and cinnamon
apple sauce
lingonberry jam – vanilla ice cream – whipped cream – Nutella – Maple syrup
Cooking Instructions Simple German Pancake Recipe
– Place flour into a bowl, add milk or water, whisk well until dough is smooth.
– Add eggs and salt or sugar.
You should get a thicker dough, it should not be thin.
– Let sit for 30 minutes.
– Heat butter in a non-stick pan.
– With a ladle add the dough and spread it evenly around in the pan.
– Turn the pancake when you see that the dough has become somewhat firm on the surface.
– Always add some butter to the pan, the pancakes shouldn’t swim in butter but you need a good amount.
– Roll the pancake and keep in the warm oven until all pancakes are done.
Fruit Pancakes
– Make the base dough per instructions.
– If you like you cam puree fruit with a stick mixer, add sugar, vanilla sugar to taste. You can add also a hint of Cognac or Whiskey for some flavor.
– Or just chop the fruit into small pieces.
– Spread the puree/fruit pieces over the baked pan cakes, roll each one and place on a warm plate.
– Dust with some powdered sugar
For all pancakes: Serve them right away.
Pancakes Parisienne – Paris Style
– Make the base dough per instructions.
– These pancakes must be very thin, like the French crepes.
– Roast the sliced almonds in a pan without any grease. They should just get slightly brown.
– When done spread a thin layer of jam on each pancake and sprinkle with roasted almonds.
– Fold them on a plate and dust with powdered sugar. If you like serve them with a dot of whipped cream.
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Cremeschnitten Classic Recipe
The Cremeschnitten classic recipe is based on filo or phyllo dough and will be filled with vanilla cream. These creamy pastries are a German specialty and you can buy them practically in every German bakery.
Trader Joe’s Phyllo Dough is crafted with flour, water and just a touch of oil, using a lengthy, painstaking process that involves repeatedly rolling and stretching a single very large and very thin sheet of dough. As it is rolled and stretched, it becomes thinner and thinner. When it’s reached the ideal thickness or better thinness, its rolled into a cylinder, frozen and packaged.
Walmart has fillo dough too and probably other supermarkets as well. Grocery store brands such as Athens, Apollo, and Pepperidge Farms are all good. But you need to use the filo dough for pastries. For the vanilla cream we use vanilla pudding and gelatin to make it firm.
If you like not to use the Cremeschnitten with filo dough check out this recipe – Cremeschnitten without fillo dough. This recipe is for experienced bakers, if you are a baking beginner we recommend not to make the filo dough Cremeschnitte. Happy Baking!
Ingredients Cremeschnitten
2 packages filo dough for pastries
800 ml milk
200 g sugar
vanilla flavor: 1-2 tsp pure liquid vanilla or 1 package vanilla sugar Dr Oetker
– How to make Vanilla Sugar
2 packages Dr Oetker Vanilla Pudding
– How to make Vanilla Pudding –
7 slices gelatin (transparent, unflavored, unsweetened) or gelatin powder
(1 tablespoon Knox of unflavored gelatin powder = 1 sheet of Perfectagel gold gelatin sheets_
500 ml heavy cream
4 tbsp dark rum or rum flavor
Cake ring rectangle shape
German Baking Mix for a Streusel Crumble Cake
Baking Instructions Cremeschnitten
– Place filo dough on a baking tray and with a fork pinch it several times.
– Place in pre-heated oven on 390 C and bake until the dough is light brown.
Do the same with the second filo dough.
Filling
– Make the pudding per instructions if you use the pudding from Dr Oetker or make it from scratch – Go to the recipe: How to make vanilla pudding
– Soak gelatin in cold water.
– Place cooked pudding in a bowl and add the gelatin, rum and vanilla flavor.
– Place the bowl in cold water and stir it until the creme is cold.
– Beat heavy cream until firm.
– The pudding needs to get firm (with the help of the gelatin), so when it does fold in the whipped cream.
– place a rectangle cake ring around a filo dough; you can place the dough also in a suitable cake form and cut it so it fits, a casserole form can work too. A baking tray won’t work because it is too flat.
– Fill the vanilla cream on top of the filo dough.
– Cut the second filo dough vertical and then in 14 rectangles of the same size.
– Place the rectangles on top of the cream.
– Place in the fridge for several hours until the cream is firm so you can remove the ring.
– Before serving dust with powdered sugar. You might want to make smaller pieces by cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
How to make Filo Dough
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Swabian Pretzel Rolls – Laugen Weckle from Swabia
The Swabian Pretzel rolls are our favorite when it comes to the German baking culture! They taste best when freshly baked with some butter. There are US stores who sell the pretzel rolls but they are not quite the same. Some are too sweet and the brown crust is different. We found an authentic and proven recipe for you, you just need Natron which is part of the lye that makes the brown crust. Happy Baking!
Ingredients Swabian Pretzel Rolls
680 g all purpose flour (in Germany it would be Type 405, see below) – Find German Flour Here –
– Click here to go to All About Flour –
30 g fresh or dry yeast (1 package is for 500g)
approx. 400 ml water
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
coarse salt to sprinkle – Find it Here –
For the Lye
2 liter water
60 g Natron
10 g salt
In Germany Natron is safe and non-toxic – Find it here on Walmart –
Baking Instructions Swabian Pretzel Rolls
– Mix yeast with flour, salt, sugar and water. Amount of water depends on the quality of the flour, you might need less or more. So don’t add full amount of water. Start with half then add more as needed.
– Knead until you get a smooth dough. Place in a bowl, cover with kitchen clot, let rest for 30-60 min.
– Sprinkle flour on a smooth surface or a wooden baking board. Form the rolls (see the video how this is done properly as it is a special technique). One roll should weigh 75-80g.
– Let formed rolls raise for another 30 min. Form them, if needed, again.
– Pre-heat oven to 220 C (convection 190 C) or 420 F / 375 F.
– Place parchment paper on baking tray.
Make the Lye
– The rolls are added into the lye before baking.
– Bring water to a boil, add the salt, remove pot from heat and add the Natron. Watch out, the water will get very foamy! Place pot back on heat.
– By using a slotted spoon place 3 or 4 rolls into the lye and let boil for 1 min, turn them.
– Remove with slotted spoon and place on the baking tray.
– With a sharp knife cut the roll crosswise on top.
– Sprinkle with coarse salt. If the surface should be too dry brush some of the lye on top, then sprinkle with salt.
– Bake on medium rack for 20-22 min.
Makes a Great Gift! The German Breakfast Box
Tip:
If you want to freeze the rolls don’t use the coarse salt. Add it before you will bake the rolls.
From the same dough you can also make pretzels, pretzel sticks or pretzel knots.
What is Natron?
A naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate de-cahydrate (a kind of soda ash) and around 17% sodium bicarbonate (also called baking soda, NaHCO3) along with small quantities of sodium chloride and sodium sulfate. But it is not the baking soda as you find it in American super markets. It is a bit different. In the USA they use the food grade lye and Amazon carries it. It can be the alternative.
We found food grade lye on Amazon – Find it Here – It’s good for making pretzels
Video in German – How to make Pretzel Rolls and Sticks
– Find Imported Pretzel Rolls and Pretzel Here –
Video shows how German rolls get the typical form, it’s called “Rundschleifen” in German
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German Potato Goulash – Kartoffelgulasch
Here’s another yummy German dish that is quite popular: You will love the German Potato Goulash dish. It doesn’t contain beef but sausages and potatoes. This Eintopf or stew is seasoned with paprika, marjoram and caraway seeds, and tastes delicious when served with some fresh bread and butter. It’s very easy to make. Happy Cooking!
Ingredients German Potato Goulash
(serves 4)
6 bigger potatoes
75 g Speck (bacon)
1 tbsp lard or avocado or olive oil
2 smaller onions
1/2 green or red pepper
2 tbsp tomato paste
salt to taste
1 tbsp mild paprika seasoning
marjoram, caraway seeds to taste
1/2 l beef or vegetable broth
– How to make Beef Broth –
1 German pickle – optional
2 tbsp sour cream
3 sausages (Frankfurter, Wiener sausage)
Cooking Instructions German Potato Goulash
– Peel potatoes and onions. Chop onions fine, Cut potatoes in smaller cubes.
– Heat lard/oil in a pan, add onions, saute for 1-2 min, then add potatoes. Reduce heat to medium.
– Fry for about 5 min.
– Add tomato paste, mix well.
– Spice with salt, pepper, paprika, marjoram and caraway seeds.
– Add the broth.
– On low heat let simmer covered for 10-15 min.
– Cut pepper in half, remove seeds, cut in cubes. Add to the goulash.
– If you like add the chopped pickle as well.
– Cook for another 10 min.
– Add the sour cream, cut sausages in slices and add to the Goulash.
Serve in 2-3 minutes when sausages are warm.
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