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Bavarian Soft Pretzels
Chewy, deep-mahogany Bavarian pretzels with a distinct alkaline tang, from a food-grade lye or baking soda bath…
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German baking recipes
22 German baking recipes, in a suggested order.
These are the 22 German recipes filed under baking: 22 of the 646 bakes on the site, and 22 of its 97 German recipes. None of them is ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. For 16, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 8 easy, 11 medium and 3 hard.
As written, 22 are vegetarian, 2 vegan and 2 dairy-free.
German baking recipes — all 22 recipes
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Bavarian Brezel
The Bavarian shape: fat belly, thin crossed arms, split along the base as it bakes, with coarse salt on the dark lye…
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Apfelkuchen Blech
A tray bake of sponge batter packed with sliced apples and baked for 45 minutes at 180C, sprinkled with sugar and…
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Baumkuchen
A cake built from thin layers of batter grilled one at a time to show rings, brushed with apricot jam and coated in…
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Berliner Pfannkuchen
Jam filled German doughnuts of a yeast dough risen for 90 minutes and fried until golden with a pale band, rolled in…
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Bienenstich
A German yeast cake topped with caramelised almonds and split to hold a vanilla cream, risen for 1 hour and baked…
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Butterkuchen
A flat yeast cake dotted with butter, sugar and flaked almonds, risen for 1 hour and baked for 25 minutes until…
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Donauwelle
A marbled chocolate and vanilla sponge with sour cherries, topped with buttercream and dark chocolate glaze, baked…
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Frankfurter Kranz
A ring shaped sponge cake layered with buttercream and jam and coated with caramelised nut brittle, in 1 hour 45…
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German Apple Cake
A buttery sponge packed with sliced apples and cinnamon, baked until the top is golden and sugary.
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Hefezopf
A sweet braided yeast loaf glazed with egg and sprinkled with pearl sugar, risen twice and baked for 30 minutes.
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Marble Cake
The German Marmorkuchen: one batter split in two, one half darkened with cocoa, and the two dragged through each…
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Mohnkuchen
A moist poppy seed cake with a vanilla and milk filling, baked for 50 minutes on a sweet pastry base.
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Nussecken
Triangle shaped bars with a shortbread base, apricot jam and a chewy hazelnut caramel topping dipped in chocolate.
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Plum Cake
A buttery sponge topped with halved plums and cinnamon sugar, baked until the fruit is soft and jammy.
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Prinzregententorte
A tall Bavarian cake of thin sponge layers filled with chocolate buttercream and coated in chocolate, chilled for 1…
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Pumpernickel
A dark, moist, sweet rye bread from coarse rye, treacle and cocoa, baked low for 90 minutes in a covered tin.
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Rhabarberkuchen
A tray bake of buttery sponge topped with rhubarb and a soft meringue, baked for 45 minutes and cut in squares.
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Rye Bread
A dense, sour-edged loaf made with rye and white flour, caraway seeds and a spoonful of treacle.
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Spritzgebäck
Buttery piped German biscuits in rings, wreaths and fingers, baked for 12 minutes until pale gold at the edge.
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Streuselkuchen
A flat yeast cake topped with a thick layer of butter streusel, risen for 1 hour and baked for 30 minutes.
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Vollkornbrot
A dense German wholemeal and rye loaf with sunflower seeds and linseed, risen for 90 minutes and baked for 1 hour.