Poppy Buns

I recently read an article about the effects of our Western love affair with quinoa, which claimed that our desperation to cut down on wheat has led to price increases in quinoa, practically making it impossible for Bolivian farmers to keep some of their produce for their own consumption. Although I really like quinoa – and wouldn’t…

I’m Dreaming of a White Easter … Egg

Every year in the run up to Easter the UK internet communities are bustling with frantic searches for white eggs. Germans and Greeks are united, for once, in their desperate need for eggs to paint, decorate and display, and the only issue is the fact that there are no white eggs on this island. Chicken eggs, that…

Cake Crown – Hefekranz

This is halfway between a cake and a sweet bread, depending on your tastes. In Southern Germany you serve it with coffee and tea in the afternoon, sometimes with butter (unsalted) and jam. It’s delicious whatever the occasion, especially around Easter, when yeast-based breads are everywhere. For the cake in the pictures I used Hagelzucker, which…