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Today’s breakfast featured delicious homemade croissants filled with prosciutto and aged Parmesan cheese. The simple dough, made with flour, butter, and Greek yogurt, can be easily prepared. Optional variations include store-bought puff pastry and alternative fillings such as ham or salami, Emmentaler or Gouda cheese, and additional ingredients like peppers and onions. Continue reading Prosciutto and Parmesan Cheese Croissants
It was Christmas day and I was chatting online with my Canadian friends sending them my greetings. As we were talking about desserts for their holiday dinner, they mentioned the Apple Galette, which I have never heard of. As is listened, I found out that this fancy, yet simple version of apple pie was created at a Montreal hotel kitchen. My friend sent me a … Continue reading Apple Galette. Not your everyday Apple Pie
It’s a slow rainy day just before Thanksgiving. I am fortunate to be able stay at home and devote my time to baking This morning I was looking through my cupboard and to my surprise, I had all the ingredients for a Pumpkin Spice holiday bread or cake. Since we were so close to the holidays I decided to bake this afternoon The spices you … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice holiday bread
When I gave baking classes several years ago, I invited about 10 Ladies over to bake breads and baguettes. I had prepared the dough a day before, so I did my demonstration The house smelled heavenly while baking. Afterward we all sat down and tasted the freshly baked bread with some of my homemade French Liver Pate and Cheeses. While preparing my German Bauernbrot I … Continue reading Authentic French Baguette (no knead)
This recipe for yeast and Nusszopf or nut braid is not only delicious at Easter, you can prepare the sweet delicacy all year round. You can make the juicy, buttery nut filling in the yeast loaf with different types of nuts, like Walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts. Continue reading Nusszopf, a Nut Braid that is an Easter tradition
Schweineohren, also called Palmiers or Prussiens, is a sweet French pastry that is made from puff pastry. They are usually filled with butter, sugar and sometimes cinnamon. Continue reading Crunchy French Puff Pastry (Schweineohren)
I used to love making Brötchen runs to pick up fresh, crispy, rustic rolls from our village bakery near Würzburg. In the cold season I prefer to stay at home in the morning instead of rushing to the bakery. Baking the German rolls called Brötchen yourself is the perfect solution Continue reading Crusty German rolls with Semolina flour
The other day I had a craving for Cinnamon rolls. It was raining and I didn’t feel like running to a store bakery. I happened to have Pecans and all the other ingredients at home, ever more reason to bake my own. Continue reading Pecan Cinnamon rolls or Nuss Zimt Schnecken
