Guten Morgen, dear GermanUSA readers! When you hear “pancakes,” what do you picture? Likely a thick stack, laden with maple syrup, a breakfast staple found in diners across America. But let’s take a delightful detour today to a different kind of pancake, one that holds a special place in the hearts and homes of Germans: Read more…
Few things evoke the taste of Germany quite like a perfectly crafted Brezel, or pretzel. While American hard pretzels are a popular snack, the German Brezel is an entirely different culinary experience – soft, chewy, with a distinct lye-glazed crust and a sprinkle of coarse salt. For Germans living in the USA, or for anyone Read more…
Germany, a land of poets and thinkers, is also a land of unparalleled bread. If you’ve ever visited, or have German roots, you know that German bread isn’t just a carb filler – it’s a way of life, a centerpiece of every meal, and a source of immense pride. In America, where soft, airy loaves Read more…
Walk into any German bakery, or Bäckerei, and you’ll likely see them: soft, cake-like cookies, flat on the bottom and slightly domed on top, covered in a distinctive half-black, half-white glaze. These are Amerikaner, a pastry that, despite its name, is thoroughly German. But how did this cookie get its name, and why does it Read more…
Have you ever wanted to enjoy the flavor of German Brötchen in the comfort of your own home? Most recipes are very time consuming and lots of work. With this easy-to-follow recipe, you can make soft and fluffy Brötchen in just a little over 2 hours with minimal hands-on time. All you need is a Read more…
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…
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…
