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Schneeballen, A very popular pastry from Rothemberg Germany
Beef Schaschlik
This is a German- Turkish- Hungarian fusion dish that is very popular in German Roadside stands. It is unique to me in that it is the first Kebab style dish that is braised rather than

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Bratwurst
How to cook bratwurst, recipes with bratwurst, mustards, relishes, side dishes and it's history.
German Potato Salad
Recipes and tips on making good German Potato Salad, both Hot and cold varieties.
Dumplings
(known in German by Knödel or Klöse)
Simple dumplings, potato, and many others.

 

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Spargelzeit (asparagus time)

Early April through June 24 is a special time in Gemany where they celebrate Asparagus!

Pork Rouladen (Cuban Style)
This may not sound German but, like a Cuban Sandwich there are too many German influences.
Pork, Ham , Swiss (Emmantaller) and pickle ....
It works great for a filling in the great German classic , Rouladen

Raspberry Cheese Strudel
Himbeer Käse Strudel

A filling similar to cheese cake with fresh raspberries wrapped in phyllo dough.

Cheese Strudel
Käse Strudel

A filling similar to cheese cake wrapped in phyllo dough.

Dutch Baby
German Pancake

This baked pancake is as much fun to look at as it is to eat.

Pennsylvania Dutch Spring Tonic
Ham with Dandelion Salad
with Hot Bacon Dressing
Bauernfrühstück
German Farmer's Breakfast
Start with potatoes, bacon or ham
and eggs, and vegetables of your choice.
Labskaus
This is a dish that is a specialty of Hamburg.
Corned Beef, Onions, Potatoes, and Beets.
Dublin Coddle
This is a good Irish German dish that you can cook for St. Patrick's Day instead Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Creamed Spinach Emma's Style

My German grandma made this extra good with bacon and onions.

Pennsylvania Dutch
Chicken Pot Pie

This style of Pot Pie uses wide cut noodles instead of a pastry crust

Spinach Salad with
Hot Bacon Dressing

This is a German classic with a nice balanced sweet and tangy dressing that warms the salad.

Chicken Roulade Westphalia

Chicken stuffed with Emmanthaler cheese, herbs, rolled up and then wrapped with Westphalian ham. This recipe is similar to a famous Italian dish called Chicken Saltimboca.

German Breads

Rye Bread, Pumpernickel and Brotchen recipes

 

Frankfurter Kranz Torte

This is a sponge like cake torte
that has almond cream filling between 3 layers
and topped with a butter almond glaze.

German Potato Salad
with Iceburg Lettuce

from Nancy Eaton's Grandma
German Buffalo Wings
Chicken Wings in Sauerbraten Gravy
Tomato Dumplings

A great side dish of floating dumplings on a bed of stewed tomatoes

Roast Goose
Gänsebraten

Roast Goose is a traditional meal to serve for the German advent season. Here is a step by step guide to cooking a goose with pictures

Pfeffernusse
From Roy Denman's Heritage

These are a fascinating version of this classic German Christmas cookie, that puff in the center and keep their base.

Zimtsterne

Zimtsterne is a Cinnamon nut cookie. The name means Zimt=Cinnamon and Sterne = Stars.

Glühwein

Gluhwien or hot spiced wine has such good memories of warming up a cold winter night. Glühwein stands are very common throughout the Kristkindle markets in Germany.

Apfel Maultaschen

a rolled dumpling filled with apples and baked in sweetened milk.

Plachenda

A German-Russian Pumpkin Turnover
The dough
Mustard Pickles

These pickles are great if you have some older cucumbers.
a flavorful pickling sauce with mustard and a little flour to thicken it.

German Style Chicken Fettucine
Add a German touch to this favorite noodle dish,
Emmantaler Cheese and Black Forest Ham

Lentil Salad
with Sausage and Fresh Vegetables

a great summer salad. If you thought lentils
were just for soup, give this a try.

BBQ Chicken Roulade
This is a nice recipe for summer
Chicken breast, Westphalian ham, Spinach and
Emmanthaller Cheese rolled up in a chicken breast, wrapped in bacon and grilled.

German Style Cole Slaw
(Krautsalat)
This has a wonderful texture, and simple refreshing vinaigrette dressing.

Strammer Max
(Fleischekäse or German style meatloaf fried with onions and placed on toast and topped with a sunny side up egg. )
Ham Baked in Rye Dough

This is a really nice presentation for a special occasion .

Kuchens

German word for cake. Kuchen is a real art and there are many styles for this dessert . Also you can use any kind of fruit , or even sugar and Streusel.

Schnitzel

How to make a basic Schnitzel, and many of the varieties
including Wienerschnitzel and Jaegerschnitzel.

 

Suppe (Soup)
German soups are both brothy and creamy.
It was common for many years and still is to some extent for German's to eat soup as a
first course, every day.

Black Forest Cherry Torte
Schwartzwalder Kirschtorte.

Step by Step pictures with recipes for this German specialty.

Schweineshaxe

This is a German classic. Pork knuckle Roasted tender with a crispy skin

Königsberger Klopse
Northern German specialty , featuring a unique meatball in
a luscious sauce with sour cream and capers.

Biskuit Tortenboden
a German spongecake like base, great for fruit toppings.

Erdberry Tortenboden
German strawberry torte

Rolf's Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer)
These are wonderful potato pancakes that
use finely ground raw potatoes. the crispiness
is elegant.

Apfelkuchen mit Sauerrahm guss
Apple Cake with Sour Cream Topping with Fresh Apples
in Shortbread Crust

Small Batch Sauerkraut
this one is flavored with Juniper Berries

Corned Beef and Cabbage
German's had influence on this Americanized dish.

Angel Wings
a nice Fasching pastry

Bowties
another Fasching pastry

Berliners (Berliner Pfankuchen)
These are jelly filled yeast donuts.

Beer Bread
3 simple ingredients, one of the easiest breads you'll make.

Schwartzbrot Pudding

Almond Streusal Bundt Cake with Coffee Glaze

Beef on a Weck
Fresh roasted beef on a Kümmelweck roll with horseradish

Kümmelweck Rolls
How to make these potato roll , topped with caraway and flaked salt.

German Cottage Cheese
herbs and other seasonings blended smooth with cottage cheese
Make this a nice spread on dark rye bread , also you can make it lower in
fat than butter.

Schnitzels
From Wienerschnitzel to Buffalo Schnitzel
Lots of different recipes for this versatile dish

Emma's Goulash
This is my grandmothers simple Goulash recipe.
However I did it crockpot style.

Goulash Soup
This is one that my friend Jan shared with me direct from
Hungary.

Milchsuppe mit Knödel
Milk soup with dumplings, this soup is german comfort food,
that mothers made to comfort you when you felt ill.


German Schnitzel Recipes

German Shnitzel Recipes, Chicken , Beef and Pork, Jaegarschnitzel, Ziguenerschnitzel and many others. We show the basic Schnitzel preperation and the traditional breaded and fried and also a lighter pan fried schnitzel.

Bavarian Cheese Dip
Nice with pretzels!

Braised Cabbage and Pears
This is like sweet and sour red cabbage but using pears, bacon and onions.

Mushroom Strudel
musrhooms diced and simmerd with herbs in wine and butter and wrapped
in phyllo dough.

Rumtopf
A tradition of adding fresh seasonal fruit in a Rum sugar mixture
that is ready for all kinds of great desserts through the holiday season.

Pickled Carrots (Karroten Pickles)

German Soups
Germany has a rich heritage of making soups. There are many different styles

Rouladen
Recipes and tips on how to do this famous German dish.

Maultaschen, Gefülte Nudeln, Stuffed German Noodles
This is a classic German dish that is our family favorite.

Fried Cabbage in Cheese Sauce (Kohl mit Käsesosse)
This is a dish I tried to recreate from Haus Murphy in Glendale
Arizona that was featured on the Food Network.

German Chicken Recipes
When you think of German Cooking, chicken (Hühnchen or Hänchen) doesn't usually come to mind, Bratwurst, Sauerbraten, Schnitzel but not usually chicken. Here are some recipes that are German or have a German flair to them.

German Breads (Brot)
Explore the world of German breads.

Making Home Made Noodles
Learn to make the old fashioned noodles by hand.

Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer)
This is my grandmother's recipe, time tested
for probably a century now, uses grated potatoes
and onion.

Schweinshaxe
Similar to Eisbein, Roasted pork knuckle with crispy skin and tender meat on the inside.

Kuchen
Apfelkuchen, Pflaumenkuchen and others that use the sweet dough crust. A true German favorite.

Funnel Cakes
Old German Style

Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat)
This popular salad is an appropriate side dish for any rich flavored entree, as it makes a good contrast.

Celery Root and Apple Salad
sellerie Apfel Salat
Celery root is very popular in Germany, it has the flavor of celery but not the strings.

Czech style Sauerkraut
This is made with a light gravy in it.

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BBQ Griling Accesories

Some reviews and where to purchase some helpful tools for your Bratwurst BBQ.

German Music
Lots of great selections from Youtube
Discover some of your favorite German tunes
and some new musicians, including German folk songs, yodeling, and polka.

 

Do you have a German Name?

How did German  folks get their names?

German Restaurants in America
German Theme Cities in America

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Baker's ammonia is still used as a leavener of choice for certain recipes because of it's ability to make cookies crisper. The chemistry is very interesting. It creates gas when mixed with liquid ingredients but the baker's ammonia removes one extra water (or was it oxygen) molecule than soda so it leaves a dryer crisper product. Some old-fashioned recipes for biscotti and ameretti call for it because of the desired affect.


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