Authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread

Authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread

This is a authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread Lebkuchen recipe from Germany that needs some specific ingredients but you can get them all in the USA. These Lebkuchen are supposedly the best ones. Of course you can buy them also ready made in the USA,…

German Anise Cookies for the Holidays

christmas cookies

The German Anise Cookies are for the holidays or, especially in Germany, for Christmas only. These German Christmas cookies are very easy to make and you do not need any special ingredients like for many other German cookies. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Anise Cookies…

German PoppySeed Pastry

german poppy seed pastry

The German Poppyseed pastry is a classic pastry that you can find in every German bakery. But unfortunately not in the USA, only special German influenced bakeries will make this pastry. The good news is, you can make the poppyseed pastries at home, it…

German Apple Pancakes

Sweet German Apple Krapfen

German apple pancakes or “Apfelpfannkuchen” in German, are great for a sweet supper or as part of a Sunday brunch. German apple pancakes are thinner than the American pancakes. If you want to make them use apples that are slightly sour. Happy Cooking! Ingredients German…

German Wheat Rye Bread – Authentic Recipe

german wheat rye bread

This German Wheat-Rye bread is made out of 3 different kinds of flour. The two types of flour most commonly used for bread in Germany are wheat flour Type 1050 and rye flour Type 1180. Special flour types are not available in US supermarkets…

German Cherry Plunder Pastry

plunder pastry with sour cherries

Find out how to make the German Cherry Plunder pastry that can be found in every German bakery.  In Germany these pastries are made fresh daily. They can be made with vanilla pudding, quark with jam (raspberry, apricot) or assorted fruit on top. If…

Black Red Gold Cocktail for German Soccer Fans

black red gold cocktail

Are you a soccer fan? Are you following and watching the FIFA World Cup? Here’s a very alcoholic German drink recipe for you featuring the colors of Germany: The Black Red Gold Cocktail. Enjoy the soccer games, and may the best team win! Happy…

Rudesheimer Coffee with Asbach – Best German Brandy

rudesheimer iced coffee

In 1892 Hugo Asbach, merchant and distiller, founded the company Asbach & Co. in the city of Rüdesheim located at the romantic Rhine. He did not know at that time that he was setting a mile stone in Germany for a name that it…