Regular readers will know we have had the builders in for the last couple of weeks. Our old shower room needed replacing thanks to Suffolk’s hard water wreaking havoc with the plumbing over the years (and a bit of 1970’s jerry building). The job has been proving trickier than we thought, so we have been…
Tag: German Baking
Difficulty with Bees
My plan this weekend was to bake a a classic German cake, the Bienenstich or Bee Sting Cake. This was to be my final stop in Germany before heading to new climes through I suspect I may be revisiting the land of my youth many times especially when we get to Christmas though a Black Forest Gateau…
On Biscuits and Cookies
I have never been an avid biscuit maker which is strange really given the diversity of baking opportunities they present. I am not quite sure why I have avoided them, but they never really featured in my childhood which may go a little way to explaining why. My father’s favourite was a Ginger Nut, that…
Prinzregententorte, a very exacting Bavarian treat
Heinz Georg Erbhäuser must have adored Prince Regent Luitpold when he invented this cake in the Prince’s honour because this was not a straightforward bake. Now I admit fundamentally there is nothing complicated here – a bit of genoise sponge (well 7 layers of sponge), sandwiched between chocolate butter cream and covered in chocolate is…
A quick Poppy Seed Roll and Sourdough Loaf
I obviously need to learn to not take too much on when it comes to baking, but I woke up really early this morning and thought I would do my perfect German Hausfrau impression and whisk up a few Frühstuck Brötchen (breakfast rolls), and a sourdough loaf or two. I should know by now that…
A Bavarian Treat, The Prinzregententorte
I was thinking this week might be the week to try biscuits, something I don’t make very often. I had found some marvellous ones on Hanuma kocht, the blog that helped me with the Kardinalschnitte, but I realised I can’t bake next weekend so have decided to keep biscuits to next week’s challenge as it…
Trouble on the Heath…and a Brioche on the side
…….and not Hampstead Heath you dirty minded boys out there (though you may need to be of a certain age, or George Michael, to understand that reference). The heath referred to here is Lüneburg Heath in Northern Germany where Heidebrot (Heath Bread) is supposed to come from. I remember Lüneburgerheide as somewhere the British army…
The Miracle that is a Quark Cheesecake
Yesterday was a fulfilling day which ended with the huge surprise of how fabulous a Quark based cheesecake can be, so please read on. Our super new Neff oven (to replace the rust bucket I had turned our old one into from bread steaming) was fitted on Saturday morning, and I then started what was…
Shall I stay in Germany or head elsewhere
Oh lord, I am in a spin about the challenge this week. My old friend Iain is visiting for the weekend and I have barely had a chance to think about what to do, never mind the demands of playing Mein Host this weekend. Bread for breakfast and a pudding for dinner are required, but what…
A Valentine’s Date with the Cardinal Slice
Some stories are best started at the end. One of the issues with baking every weekend is how to consume the produce. If I keep the pace up, both the husband and I are set to be either very popular at work or get even more portly than we already are, not to mention all…
The Cottage Loaf 