Category: german recipes

Authentic German Rolls – Brötchen – First try!

One of the things we find ourselves missing on a regular basis is fresh Brötchen. In Germany, bakeries can be found on many corners that have them freshly baked daily. Here in the USA, it is much harder to find any bakery that offers traditional German bread. So we ended up on a quest to Read more…

Popular German Christmas Traditions

Although Christmas has been more commercial lately around the world, Germans still honor their family and country’s culture and traditions. America has gotten many of its traditional Christmas customs and practices from our German ancestors. One might say that Germans know how to throw a great holiday party!  Here are some of the holiday traditions Read more…

Apple in Beer-Batter – Apfelküchle mit Vanillesoße

This weekend we grabbed an older German cookbook that I had been given by my Grandmother and picked something fun to make. We decided on “Apfelküchle mit Vanillesoße” which means small apple cake with vanilla sauce. It’s pretty much a slice of apple in beer-batter deep fried and drowned in vanilla sauce. It is really Read more…