pastry • Original German Recipes

German Snowball Pastry from Rothenburg

Posted on February 16, 2024 by admin

If you ever had visited the German City Rothenburg ob der Tauber you probably have visited the bakery where they make the famous German Snowball Pastry BUT only during the winter months! In German we call it: Schneeball. This extraordinary pastry is made from…

Category: Snowball Pastry Tags: franconia, pastry, rothenburg, schneeball, schneeballen, snow ball

German Cinnamon Pastry – Best Zimtschnecken

Posted on February 6, 2024 by admin

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The German Cinnamon Pastry or Zimtschnecken in German is a super popular pastry that you can find in any German bakery. You cannot find them in America, the American cinnamon rolls are different. With this authentic German recipe you can make the Zimtschnecken now…

Category: Cinnamon Pastry Tags: cinnamon, german, german pastries, german pastry, pastry, zimtschnecken

German Peach Quark Pastry

Posted on January 1, 2024 by admin

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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…

Category: German Pastry Recipes, Peach Quark Pastry Tags: german, pastry, peach, puff dough

German Strawberry Cremeschnitten

Posted on May 22, 2021 by admin

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German Strawberry Cremeschnitten or cream slices – This original German cake recipe is a variation of the classic “Cremeschnitte” that is plain. This recipe is adding strawberries and it makes a completely new cake. It is made with phyllo dough which is on the…

Category: Cremeschnitte w Strawberries, German Cakes Tags: cream slices, cremeschnitte, cremeschnitten, filo dough recipe, german pastry, pastry, strawberry

German Poppy Seed Pastry

Posted on January 18, 2021 by admin

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The German Poppy seed 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 such a pastry. The good news is, you can make the poppy seed pastries…

Category: Poppy Seed Pastry Tags: german, germany, mohnschnecken, pastries, pastry, poppy seed

Krapfen Recipe with Pears – German Donuts

Posted on August 28, 2020 by admin

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Krapfen is a German pastry that is cooked in a deep fryer. In Germany Krapfen are very popular during the Fasnacht (Karneval) but in my opinion this is a good pastry throughout the year. You can fill the Krapfen with other fruit such as…

Category: Krapfen with Pears Tags: berliner recipe, fasnacht recipe, Krapfen, krapfen recipe, pastry

Cherry Tartlets

Posted on December 12, 2013 by admin

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Cherry Tartlets are an individual pastry case with a filling of fruit or other sweet or savory mixture. In Germany we fill them with all kinds of fruit such as strawberries, raspberries or blackberries. The filling also contains quark and if you cannot find…