One of my readers recently asked me on formspring, whether I knew a recipe for pretzels with a custard in the loop which he tried on a recent trip to Germany. So I thought, I should share it with all of you!
The yummy pastries are called “Puddingbrezeln” (fem.) and you can probably get them at every German bakery. Here’s how you make them:
You need:
DOUGH: 250g wheat flour; yeast; 40g sugar; 1 egg; 200g (low fat) curd
CUSTARD: 1 pkg. vanilla pudding powder; 250ml milk; 300g (low fat) curd
Prepare the dough by mixing all the ingredients. Let it sit in a warm place until it has gotten much bigger. Preheat the stove to approx. 200° C. In the meantime shape the pretzels (starting from 0.37sec) and place them on a baking tray.
Also prepare the custard now: prepare the pudding with the milk; then mix in the curd. Now put about 1-2tbsp into each loop.
Bake for about 15-20mins. And then: DIG IN!
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Happy Turkeyday, my dear American followers :)
In Deutschland feiern wir kein Thanksgiving. We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany. But that doesn’t mean I can’t have some pie, right? ;) GUTEN APPETIT!
der Kürbiskuchen = pumpkin pie
der Apfelkuchen = apple pie
der Truthahn = turkey
der Süßkartoffelauflauf = sweet potato casserole
die Moosbeerensauce = cranberry sauce
der Kartoffelbrei = mashed potatoes
der Mais = corn
die Erbsen = peas
(pic via lizpezzuto.blogspot.com)
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A couple of weeks ago Germany’s biggest pumpkins were weighed in a pumpkin competition. The heaviest weighed over 600kg! That would be lots of soup and pie ;)
Do you like pumpkins?
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Yum! I love berries. Do you?
1.) die Erdbeere (-n) = strawberry (-ies)
2.) die Brombeere (-n) = blackberry (-ies)
3.) die Himbeere (-n) = raspberry (-ies)
4.) die Johannisbeere (-n) = currant (-s)
5.) die Preiselbeere (-n) = cranberry (-ies)
6.) die Blaubeere (-n) / Heidelbeere (-n) = blueberry (-ies)
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Milchprodukte = dairy products
Do you like dairy? Or are you allergic and have to eat lactose free? Or are you even vegan? Whatever the case is - it’s good to know the German words for dairy products.
1.) die Milch = milk
2.) der Käse = cheese
3.) der Quark = curd
4.) der Frischkäse = cream cheese
5.) der Hüttenkäse = cottage cheese
6.) die Butter = butter
7.) der Joghurt = yoghurt
8.) die Sahne = cream
(pic via anzeigervonsaanen.ch)
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This is the menu of a place in Silver Lake (Los Angeles) that serves “Berliner Currywurst”. Awesome! I wanna go check it out!
I love that they write their menu partly in German. The funniest is the “Extrawurst”. It literally translates to “extra sausage” but it has a double meaning:
“eine Extrawurst gebraten bekommen” = (to) get a special treatment
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The traditional German cake called “BIENENSTICH” (bee sting cake) is always good to serve with coffee. It’s topping is a mix of almonds, butter and honey. The cream filling has a vanilla taste to it and the dough is soft and yummy.
I’ve found a good recipe in English for it. Check it out on this blog!
Have you already had a chance to eat a piece of Bienenstich somewhere?
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A couple of days ago, I made a really easy and delicious soup. Here’s the recipe for about 3 people - you gotta try this:
1 pound white asparagus (fresh)
2 carrots
1 liter vegetable broth
1 cup sour cream
one onion
salt, pepper, curry
parsley
First peel the asparagus and the carrots and cut everything in pieces. Cook the pieces in veggie broth for about 15mins. In the mean time, fry the onions in a pan until they’re golden brown. Add sour cream, onions, parsley to the vegetables. Spice it up with some salt (if necessary), pepper and curry (as much as you like). Before serving the soup, puree it. GUTEN APPETIT!
PS: Sorry that I couldn’t post a picture of the soup - it was gone sooo quickly :P
(pic via freiburg-schwarzwald.de)
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Germans love asparagus (der Spargel). It’s one of the most prized vegetables in Germany.
Many Germans eat asparagus with potatoes and a special butter sauce, called Sauce Hollandaise. Sometimes they add some sliced cooked ham. I’ve actually cooked a really yummy asparagus soup yesterday (I’ll share the recipe soon!).
(pic via gartenoase.de)
Do you like Spargel?
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Nom! I love this stuff! “Handkäse mit Musik”, which is a speciality from the Frankfurt area.
Der Handkäse is a kind of sour milk cheese, super low-fat and healthy but super stinky and not everybody likes its flavor! But I think it’s really tasty on either fresh bread or “mit Musik” (with music), which means that you add vinegar, oil, caraway, onions and some pepper and salt. Nomnom!
A well-meant advice: DON’T take it to work/school in your lunchbox - it’ll stink up your entire bag.:P
(pic via tequedasacena.com)
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