So many of our Christmas traditions are in fact imports from Germany. The most notable import is the Christmas Tree which Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s husband for those whose history is a little rusty) introduced in the mid 19th Century. The Stollen is another more recent addition. I have been asking around and I think…
Month: December 2016
Lebkuchen 2 Ways – The Joy of German Gingerbread
Nothing more quintessentially tastes of a German Christmas than Lebkuchen – gorgeous chewy spicy biscuits covered in water icing or chocolate. The rise of Aldi and Lidl in the UK has made them popular here, but I have loved them since I lived in Germany as a child. Normally I buy a bag or 2,…
Christmas Eve and Not a Baked Good in Sight?
A baking blog with nothing at Christmas? What sort of blog is that? Well unfortunately one of someone rather harassed with work again. Christmas has rushed upon me this year and I am more unprepared than ever. That project I mentioned a while back finally went live a month ago, but as is the way…
The Cottage Loaf 