Do you still need a punch recipe for this year’s New Year’s Eve party? You might wanna try this one:
Schlammbowle (lit. mud punch)
For a big bowl you need:
2 liters of orange juice
2 bottles of champagne (about 750ml each)
1 bottle of vodka (about 750ml each)
a big box of vanilla ice cream (about 2liters)
Mix the juice with the champagne and the vodka. All the beverages should be cold. Then add the ice cream. It’ll melt slowly into the punch, leaving a creamy layer on top.
(pic via markeneis.de)
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Zimtsterne - cinnamon stars - are a must during Christmas season. They are juicy, sweet and simply delicious. Here’s an easy recipe for you to make them :)
You need:
about 100g / 3.5oz ground hazelnuts
about 125g / 4.5oz ground almonds
2 egg whites
1/2 tsp lemon juice
125g / 4oz sugar
about 1tsp vanilla sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
This is what you have to do:
Roast the ground nuts in a pan without oil and let them cool off. Stir egg whites, lemon juice and sugar until it’s stiff. Put 3 tbsp into a seperate bowl, you’ll need it later. Add about 3.5 onzes of the almonds, vanilla sugar, cinnamon and the hazlenuts, stir and then put the dough into the fridge for about 2 hrs.
Roll the dough out and then cut star-shaped cookies. Mix the beaten egg whites which you saved with a few drops of water and spread it on top of the stars. Place them onto a baking paper onto a baking tray.
Bake the stars for about 15-18mins in your preheated stove (ca. 284°F, 140°C). Let them cool off and dust them with cinnamon if you’d like. Guten Appetit! :)
(pic via kochrezepte.de)
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“Vanillekipferl” are one of my favourite German / Austrian Christmas cookies. Currently, I have some at home (see picture) - unfortunately not self-baked. But I’ll bake some soon - and maybe you wanna give it a shot, too. You won’t regret it! ;)
For 18 servings you need:- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (ca. 70g) white (powdered) sugar
- 3/4 cup (100g) ground almonds
- 3/4 cup (ca. 150g) unsalted butter
- 1/2-1 whole vanilla bean
- Preheat your oven to 325° F (170° C).
- Mix flour, sugar, almonds, vanilla. Then add the butter - knead everything into a dough. Wrap the dough in plastic foil to keep it fresh and put it into your fridge for 1 hour.
- Take dough out of the fridge again and shape it into “sausages”. Then cut off 1/2 inch pieces. Shape each piece into a crescent and put them on a paper lined cookie sheet.
- Baking time is about 8-10mins. Cool cookies off for 1 minute and then roll them in vanilla sugar - you can prepare it yourself by mixing the vanilla bean with powdered / normal sugar. You can probabably get vanilla sugar at the supermarket, too.
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Die Schokokusstorte - the easiest thing in the world. And - SO delicious!
You can either buy a ready-made sponge-cake dough or make one.
For the dough you need:
100 g flour (about 3.5 oz)
100 g sugar (about 3.5 oz)
3 eggs
3 Tbls hot water
1/2 ts baking soda
For the filling you need:
9-12 Schokoküsse (chocolate-covered marshmellow treats)
250 g farmer’s / curd cheese (about 8 oz)
250 g whipped cream (about 8 oz)
1 tbls lemon juice
Preparing the dough:
Stir eggs, sugar and hot water until it’s fluffy. Fold in flour and baking soda carefully. Bake in a springform pan for about 15mins (175° C, 347 ° F).
Preparing the filling:
Remove the waffles from the Schokoküsse and put them aside. Mash the rest in a bowl with a fork. Add curd cheese and lemon juice. Stir. Then fold in the whipped cream. Spread the filling onto the sponge cake dough (cooled off). You can now decorate the cake with the waffles (see picture). Put it in the fridge for a couple of hours.
Guten Appetit!
(picture via huettenhilfe.de)
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Das ist ein “Matschbrötchen” (mud roll). Simply take a Schokokuss and press it between two halfs of a roll. You might hear a “crrrck” sound, when the chocolate cracks. And you might make a “mmmmh” sound, when you take your first bite ;)
das Brötchen (“) = (bread) roll (-s)
der Matsch = mud
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“Spaghetti Eis” is a German ice cream speciality, that resembles the look of a plate of Italian spaghetti noodles with tomato sauce. Yum!
Instructions:
Press vanilla ice cream through a “Spätzle” or a similar noodle press to make it look like spaghetti noodles. Put the ice cream on top of whipped cream onto a plate. Then add strawberry sauce. Coconut flakes or grated almonds are your “sweet parmesan cheese”! Guten Appetit!
(picture via wikipedia)
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Last week, I went to a renaissance fair and ate something really yummy called “Schmachtfladen” (see picture) - “schmachten” means “(to) languish” and “der Fladen” is something like “flat cake”.
Anyway, it was so yummy that I baked Schmachtfladen at home for myself - they turned out to be pretty delicious. So here’s the recipe - in case you wanna try it ;)
For about 6 servings you need:
500 g (about 1 pound) whole grain flour (e.g. wheat, rye…)
1 cube yeast (about 40 g / 1.4 oz)
375 ml (about 1.5 cups) water
1 tsp salt
about 400 g (1.5 cups) sour cream
chopped onions
sliced, cooked potatoes
Prepare a yeast dough (flour, water, yeast and salt) and let it rise for about 40mins. Divide the dough into 6 pieces and shape flat round cakes. Put them onto a baking tray.
Now it’s time for the topping. Mix the egg with the sour cream and the salt. Then spread the yeast dough cakes with the mix. Put the potatoe slices and onions on top - if you eat meat you can also add small ham or bacon cubes.
Bake the Schmachtfladen for about 20-30mins (200° C / 392 ° F). They should be crispy enough by then. GUTEN APPETIT! :) (Enjoy your meal!)
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der Apfelstrudel (Apfelstrudel) = apple strudel (apple strudels)
der Apfel (Äpfel) = apple (apples)
backen (irregular) = (to) bake
Yum! :) I love apple strudle! And it’s such a popular dish both in Austria and in Germany. Just a great dessert or snack in between. Here’s a great and very simple recipe - hope you like it!
You need:
4-7 apples (depending on the size), peeled, cored and sliced
It doesn’t matter which ones, personally I prefer sour apples.
220g (1cup) brown sugar
160g (1cup) raisins (if you’re not a big fan of raisins you can use less of course)
chopped nuts e.g. almonds, hazlenuts - but only if you like, it’s not a must ;)
1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg
a bit of powdered sugar
a bit of milk (about 60ml, 1/4 cup)
Mix the chopped / sliced apples with the brown sugar, the raisins and the nuts. Arrange the filling in the middle of the puff pastry sheet, which you’ve already put onto a baking sheet (with parchment paper). Now fold the pastry around the filling. You should seal the edges by watering your fingers and rubbing them together.
To get a nice golden-brown dough color, whisk the milk and the egg together and brush it onto the strudel.
Now bake it in the preheated oven (200°C / 400° F) for about 35 mins.
Ok! Decorate it with some powdered sugar. Serve the applestrudle hot/warm - best with either vanilla sauce, whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or all three ;) Enjoy!
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Traditioneller Bayrischer Wurstsalat
traditionell = traditional
bayrisch = Bavarian
die Wurst = sausage
der Salat = salad
(4 servings)
* 900 g ham sausage
* 1–2 big onions
* 10 tablespoons beef broth
* 3–5 tablespoons white wine vinager
* 4-5 tablespoons vegetable oil
* freshly ground white or black pepper, salt
* yellow mustard
* pickles
* Cut the sausage into slices.
* Prepare a salad dressing out of oil, mustard, vinager, salt and pepper.
* Mix the sausage with the dressing and marinade for about 1 hour
* Cut the onions and pickles and mix them with the sausage slices
Sides: fresh bread or pretzels (die Brezel)
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