15 traditional german Recipes

  • German Pancake
    milk, flour, eggs, butter or 1 tbsp margarine and
    3 More
    milk, flour, eggs, butter or 1 tbsp margarine, vegetable oil, lemon wedges (traditional) or lime wedge, powdered sugar
    35 min, 7 ingredients
  • Traditional German Plum Cake (Zwetschgenkuchen)
    all-purpose wheat flour, yeast, see note, sugar, milk and
    6 More
    all-purpose wheat flour, yeast, see note, sugar, milk, butter, unsalted and melted, egg, salt, damson plums, see note, sugar, ground cinnamon
    41 min, 10 ingredients
  • Rumtopf (Traditional German Fruit Preserve & Beverage)
    fruit (strawberries, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, ras... and
    2 More
    fruit (strawberries, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, currants, blueberries, gooseberries, ...), sugar, rum (54%)
    1008 hour 1 min, 3 ingredients
  • Mom's Traditional German Beef Rouladen (Rinderrouladen)
    lean high-quality beef round steak , cut into 8 equal rec... and
    11 More
    lean high-quality beef round steak , cut into 8 equal rectangular sections and pounded flat, yellow mustard, salt and pepper, to taste, bacon, chopped, white onion, chopped, dill pickles, finely chopped (may use dill relish), oil, for frying, water, to cover (or hot beef broth), bay leaf, flour, fresh parsley, minced (for serving), wooden toothpick (or may use cooking twine or white thread for securing rouladen)
    2 hour 30 min, 12 ingredients
  • Traditional German Christmas Stollen Traditional German Christmas Stollen
    cakes (0.6 oz each) compressed yeast, lukewarm milk, flour and
    17 More
    cakes (0.6 oz each) compressed yeast, lukewarm milk, flour, butter, room temperature, margarine, room temperature, sugar, salt, flour, grated peel of 1 lemon, butter flavoring and almond extract, sliced almonds, raisins, washed and soaked in rum overnight, candied lemon , and orange peels, quartered candied cherries, marzipan recipe, almonds, blanched, peeled and coarsely chopped, egg whites at room temperature, salt, rosewater , if unavailable use 4 tsp almond extract or vanilla, powdered sugar
    45 min, 20 ingredients
  • Traditional German Pumpernickel Bread Traditional German Pumpernickel Bread
    rye flour, whole-wheat flour, bulgur wheat, salt, molasses and
    2 More
    rye flour, whole-wheat flour, bulgur wheat, salt, molasses, warm water, canola oil
    4 hour 40 min, 7 ingredients
  • Traditional German Christmas Fruit Bread - Kletzenbrot Traditional German Christmas Fruit Bread - Kletzenbrot
    dried pears, cut into 1/2-inch chunks and
    18 More
    dried pears, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, dried figs, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, dried prunes or 1 cup dried plum, roughly chopped, raisins or 1/2 cup sultana, candied orange peel, diced, candied lemon peel, diced, kirschwasser or 1/4 cup rum, water, granulated sugar, active dry yeast, unbleached whole wheat flour, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, vanilla (or seeds scraped from 1 bean), blanched almond, roughly chopped, walnuts, broken into large chunks, hazelnuts (some may be halved, leave others whole), butter
    32 min, 19 ingredients
  • Traditional German Obst Kuchen - Fresh Fruit Flan (Sponge Cake) Traditional German Obst Kuchen - Fresh Fruit Flan (Sponge Cake)
    margarine or 1/4 lb butter, softened, eggs, separated and
    9 More
    margarine or 1/4 lb butter, softened, eggs, separated, sugar (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), flour (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), dry yeast, vanilla (or 1 tbsp sugar), milk (approximate), prepared custard (optional), fresh fruit such as strawberries (or kiwis, apricots, cherries), fruit jam mixed with a little water, to glaze (red currant, strawberry or apricot jam), freshly whipped cream, to serve
    35 min, 11 ingredients
  • Bethmaennchen (Traditional German Marzipane Cookie) Bethmaennchen (Traditional German Marzipane Cookie)
    egg, separated, powdered sugar and
    3 More
    egg, separated, powdered sugar, ground nuts (i used hazelnuts, but almonds are traditional) or 50 g almonds (i used hazelnuts, but almonds are traditional), marzipan, cut into small chunks, whole almond, blanched
    40 min, 5 ingredients
  • Gewuerzplaetzchen (Traditional German Spice Cookies) Gewuerzplaetzchen (Traditional German Spice Cookies)
    butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, milk, flour, almonds, ground and
    6 More
    butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, milk, flour, almonds, ground, baking powder, cinnamon, ground, cardamom, ground, mace, ground, whole almonds, blanched (1 for each cookie)
    27 min, 12 ingredients
  • Jutta's Traditional German Spaetzle With Sauerkraut. Jutta's Traditional German Spaetzle With Sauerkraut.
    vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, salt, eggs, water and
    3 More
    vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, salt, eggs, water, sauerkraut (or 14.5 oz of homemade), butter, plain breadcrumbs
    40 min, 8 ingredients
  • Weihnachtspunsch - Traditional German Christmas Punch Weihnachtspunsch - Traditional German Christmas Punch
    strongly brewed black tea, sugar , to taste and
    7 More
    strongly brewed black tea, sugar , to taste, lemons , juice of, oranges , juice of, cinnamon stick, red wine (choose a full-bodied variety such as cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, pinot noir, or merlot), golden rum, fresh lemon and orange slice, to garnish
    30 min, 9 ingredients
  • German Chocolate Cake Frosting for Traditional 3 Layer Cake German Chocolate Cake Frosting for Traditional 3 Layer Cake
    evaporated milk, granulated sugar, egg yolks (beaten ) and
    4 More
    evaporated milk, granulated sugar, egg yolks (beaten ), butter (not margarine), broken pecans, flaked coconut (not shredded ), vanilla
    30 min, 7 ingredients




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