I became a hobby baker when there were no bakeries with fresh breads available; basically out of necessity. So every time I am in Germany, I do my bakery run in the morning, since there are at least two of them in walking distance.
Brötchen ( small rolls) is a term used mainly in northern and central Germany for small pastries of various kinds. In some other German-speaking areas there are a variety of other terms, but essentially all mean the same thing.
While staying at the B&B, I noticed at the breakfast buffet a distinct difference of the baked items, so I did some reading and I had figured out what makes the “Krume” or texture so different
I noticed a secret baking ingredient the bakeries used when baking rolls and bread. It is Active Diastatic Enzymes. It enhances the “Krume”, you would still use the yeast! It promotes a strong rise, great texture and crust. You’d use only 1 tsp per 3 cups of flour. Here is my Crusty Baguette and Bauernbrot
Diastatic Enzymes is a natural product made from sprouted grain. During germination, enzymes are increasingly produced in the grain, which feed the seedling by splitting flour starch into sugars. If the germination is stopped by drying the grain, the enzymes remain in the grain, and under certain conditions can improve the bread characteristics.
Germany has about 3200 types of Breads, the biggest assortment in the world
German bakery sheet cake Fresh German Rolls at the bakery 
Bakery in Veitshoechheim 
Black Forest Cake, Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte 
Dallmayr Munich Cream cakes, Tortes 
Sacher Torte, Vienna 
Scrumptious cakes and torte 
Kaffee Macchiato and Torte 
Käsesahne Torte 
Käsesahne Torte 
German Cream cake, Torte 
Käsesahne Torte 
Käsesahne Cream cake with Mandarines 
Cakes and Torte 
Black Forest cake 
Torten and Pastry. Konditorei in Würzburg 
German bakery with pastry and cakes, rolls and breads 
German bakery with pastry and cakes, rolls and breads 
Fresh Brötchen
The term “Brödle” used in Swabian, Baden or western part of Germany does not mean bread rolls in the sense, but stands for cookies. Brötchen are mostly crusty wheat rolls and do not stay crunchy or soft for long. The inside of bread rolls is called “Krume”
Here are different breads by region:
Baden: Schwarzwälder Landbrot, Odenwälder Brot, Berches, Elsässer Bauernbrot
Bayern: Münchner Hausbrot, Bayrisches Urbrot, Frankenlaib, Bayrisches Landbrot
Berlin/Brandenburg: Berliner Landbrot, Kommissbrot
Hamburg: Hamburger Feinbrot, Hamburger Schwarzbrot
Hessen: Kasseler Brot, Hessenländer, Spessartkruste, Rhöner Landbrot
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Pommersches Landbrot
Niedersachsen/Bremen: Gersterbrot, Heidebrot, Harzer Brocken, Oldenburger Schwarzbrot
Rheinland: Rheinisches Schwarzbrot, Eifeler Brot, Westerwälder Landbrot
Saarland: Saarländer Kornbrot
Sachsen-Anhalt: Altmärkerbrot
Sachsen: Malfabrot, Schlesisches Landbrot
Schleswig-Holstein: Holsteiner Landbrot, Lauenburger Landbrot, Rosenstuten
Südwesten/Pfalz: Pfälzer Krustenbrot, Hunsrücker Bauernbrot
Thüringen: Thüringer Krustenbrot, Thüringer Kartoffelbrot
Westfalen: Münsterländer, Westfälischer Pumpernickel, Siegerländer, Paderborner Landbrot
Württemberg: Schwabenländer, Berches, Genetztes Brot, Dinkelbrot, Schwabenbrot
Coffee and cake is my favorite past time in the afternoon
Whenever there is a family get together there has to be “Kaffee und Kuchen”
As I mentioned earlier, you can bake your own bread, and there is no kneading involved. Bake your own Bread
Love your Angie’s web
So glad I found your recipe for Bauernbrot! I really miss the bread selection at home (Berlin) 😍
I am glad. Happy baking!