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…

Turkish Flatbreads

These are about as traditionally German as curries are English. And just as delicious. They are quick and easy to make and work brilliantly for lunches, with salads, tsatsiki, hummus or any other mediterranean foods – check out Marita’s delicious hummus recipe on her website mykitchen.co.uk!   150g plain flour, plus some for dusting 300g white…

Delicious Custard

Who would have thought homemade custard was so incredibly delicious and easy to make! You’ll end up with four egg whites which you can use to make meringues. And although buying vanilla pods seems quite expensive, you can make the most of it by popping the empty pod into a lidded jar and cover it…

Hot Cross Buns – Englische Osterbrötchen

Diese leckeren Hefebrötchen gibt es in England taditionell zur Osterzeit überall zu kaufen. Sie sind jedoch sehr einfach nachzubacken und schmecken auch leicht getoastet am nächsten Tag zum Frühstück. 500g Mehl ½ TL gemahlener Zimt ½ TL gemahlener Piment 1 gehäufter TL Trockenhefe 70g Zucker 1 Prise Salz 100ml lauwarme Milch 2 gequirlte Eier 50g zerlassene Butter 75g Rosinen…

Custard – Englische Vanillesauce

Ein leckeres Rezept für Vanillesauce – schmeckt großartig zu trifle oder bread and butter pudding. Mit etwas mehr Speisestärke wird daraus Vanillepudding.  ½l Milch 4 Eigelb das Mark einer Vanilleschote 80g Zucker 1 gehäufter TL Speisestärke Die Milch mit der Vanille kurz zum Kochen bringen, dann den Herd ausschalten. Die Eigelb mit dem Zucker mit dem…

Sweet Yorkshire Puddings – Pfitzauf

These puddings are a traditional sweet dish from Swabia, a region in the south-west of Germany. Like Yorkshire puddings they pop up, which translates to ‘pfitz auf’ in our local dialect, Swabian. They are absolutely delicious served with custard or cherry compote! 60g unsalted butter 2 eggs 250ml lukewarm milk 150g plain flour pinch of salt…

Sacher Gateau – Sachertorte

  This is a luscious dark chocolate gateau filled with apricot jam. It was first created in the famous Hotel Sacher in Vienna, who guard the original recipe, so the following is just a guess. If you liked it please travel to Vienna, try the original, and let me know what is missing! 180g chocolate, ideally…

Gingerbread

Making gingerbread is great fun for kids of all ages – all you need are some pastry cutters and a steady hand for the decoration. You do need to prepare the dough a day in advance, though! Gingerbread is traditionally made and eaten in the run up to Christmas. We usually bake the biscuits at the end of…