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Austrian recipes

Coffee-house cakes and the schnitzel done properly. 19 Austrian recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.

The 19 recipes cover 5 of the site’s categories, among them 7 desserts, 7 dinners, 3 bakes, 1 breakfast and 1 lunch. Of these, 2 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Frittatensuppe (25 min) and Palatschinken (30 min). For 11, 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, 9 medium and 2 hard.

As written, 13 are vegetarian, 2 gluten-free and 2 dairy-free.

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Austrian recipes — all 19 recipes

Apple Strudel
Austrian
Prep
40m
Cook
45m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Apple Strudel

Pastry stretched until a newspaper can be read through it, rolled around spiced apples, breadcrumbs and raisins, and…

3 hr · Medium
Sachertorte
Austrian
Prep
45m
Cook
50m
Serves
12
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Desserts

Sachertorte

Dense chocolate sponge split and layered with apricot jam, then coated in a poured chocolate glaze that sets to a…

4.5 hr+ · Hard
Kaiserschmarrn
Austrian
Prep
15m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Desserts

Kaiserschmarrn

A thick sweet pancake torn into pieces in the pan, caramelised in butter and sugar and served in a heap with plum…

50 min · Easy
Tafelspitz
Austrian
Prep
20m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Tafelspitz

Beef simmered gently in broth with root vegetables and served in it, with apple horseradish alongside. Vienna's.

3 hr · Easy
Linzer Cookies
Austrian
Prep
40m
Cook
12m
Serves
16
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Baking

Linzer Cookies

Buttery almond sandwich cookies with a small window in the top, dusted with icing sugar and filled with raspberry…

112 min+ · Medium
Linzer Torte
Austrian
Prep
40m
Cook
45m
Serves
10
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Baking

Linzer Torte

The Austrian nut tart: a spiced hazelnut shortcrust pastry filled with raspberry jam, topped with a lattice, baked…

2.5 hr+ · Medium
Germknodel
Austrian
Prep
40m
Cook
20m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Germknodel

Fluffy steamed yeast dumplings filled with plum jam and topped with melted butter, poppy seeds and sugar, from a…

2.5 hr · Medium
Marillenknodel
Austrian
Prep
40m
Cook
40m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Marillenknodel

Austrian dumplings of potato dough wrapped round whole apricots and rolled in buttered breadcrumbs, simmered for 15…

80 min · Medium
Palatschinken
Austrian
Prep
10m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Palatschinken

Thin Austrian pancakes spread with apricot jam, rolled up and dusted with icing sugar, ready in 30 minutes.

30 min · Easy
Topfenstrudel
Austrian
Prep
40m
Cook
40m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Topfenstrudel

A rolled strudel of thin pastry filled with sweet curd cheese, raisins and lemon, baked for 40 minutes and dusted…

100 min · Medium
Backhendl
Austrian
Prep
25m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Backhendl

Viennese fried chicken pieces in flour, egg and breadcrumbs fried until golden, served with lemon and potato salad.

50 min · Medium
Rindsuppe
Austrian
Prep
20m
Cook
150m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Rindsuppe

A clear Viennese beef broth made by simmering beef and bones with root vegetables for 2 hours 30 minutes, served…

3 hr · Easy
Frittatensuppe
Austrian
Prep
15m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Frittatensuppe

Clear beef broth with thin strips of herb pancake, a classic Austrian starter ready in 25 minutes.

25 min · Easy
Serviettenknödel
Austrian
Prep
30m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Serviettenknödel

A large bread dumpling shaped into a log, wrapped in a cloth and simmered for 25 minutes, then sliced and served…

75 min · Medium
Griessknödel
Austrian
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Griessknödel

Small soft dumplings of semolina, egg and butter poached for 15 minutes and served in beef broth with chives.

55 min · Easy
Salzburger Nockerl
Austrian
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Desserts

Salzburger Nockerl

A fluffy sweet soufflé of whisked egg whites, yolks and sugar in three mounds, baked for 15 minutes and dusted with…

40 min · Medium
Esterhazy Torte
Austrian
Prep
60m
Cook
40m
Serves
12
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Baking

Esterhazy Torte

A layered cake of walnut meringue and vanilla buttercream glazed with white icing and a chocolate feather pattern.

2.5 hr+ · Hard
Kaspressknödel
Austrian
Prep
25m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Kaspressknödel

Flat Tyrolean cheese dumplings of bread, cheese and egg pan fried until crisp and served in broth or with salad.

50 min · Easy
Tiroler Gröstl
Austrian
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Tiroler Gröstl

Fried potatoes, onions and leftover roast meat in a heavy pan, topped with a fried egg, a Tyrolean supper ready in…

45 min · Easy