German Recipes for Everyday Cooking

1 hr 20 min German

Plum sheet cake with streusel

Knead and let rise. Stone and cut the prunes.

1 hr 25 min German

Donauwelle cake with buttercream

Creamy mix butter, sugar and eggs, work in flour and baking powder. Spread half of the mixture lightly, mix the rest with cocoa and pour over.

1 hr 15 min German

Bee sting sheet cake

Knead flour, milk, yeast, sugar and butter to a dough and let rise. Bring butter, sugar and almonds to the boil briefly.

1 hr 35 min German

Black Forest gateau

Heat cherries with juice and thicken with starch. Whip cream with sugar and cream stiffener until stiff.

30 min German

Red berry compote with vanilla sauce

Heat berries with juice and sugar. Stir in starch, stir in and bring to the boil briefly.

40 min German

Rice pudding with hot cherries

Bring milk to the boil with salt and sugar. Stir in rice pudding and let swell over low heat.

25 min German

French toast with cinnamon

Whisk the milk, eggs, sugar and a little cinnamon. Marinate the bread slices briefly until they are moist but not mushy.

30 min German

Pancakes with applesauce

Mix the flour, milk, eggs, salt and sugar until smooth. Let the dough rest briefly so that the flour swells.

35 min German

Farmer's breakfast with fried potatoes

Drop the bacon, add the onion and fry until golden brown.

40 min German

Mustard eggs with potatoes

Peel potatoes and cook in salted water. Cook eggs until waxy or hard, cool in cold water, then peel.

2 hr 55 min German

Beef consommé with egg custard

Add meat, bone, onion and spices in cold water. Simmer the stock only gently and skim off the foam.

1 hr 20 min German

Rutabaga stew

Sauté onion and bacon in oil. Add turnip, potatoes, carrots, broth and marjoram.

2 hr German

Pichelsteiner stew

Brown meat in portions. Place meat, potatoes and vegetables in a saucepan.

1 hr 5 min German

Carrot stew with smoked sausages

Sauté onion in butter until translucent. Add carrots, potatoes and stock and cook until tender.

40 min German

Schupfnudeln with sauerkraut

Sauté onion and bacon, add sauerkraut, broth, bay leaf and cumin. Fry the noodles in butter until golden brown.

35 min German

Spaetzle and mushroom skillet

Fry mushrooms in a wide pan. Add onion and butter and fry until translucent.

2 hr 15 min German

Creamy goulash with spaetzle

Fry the goulash in portions. Roast the onions and tomato paste in a roasting set.

37 min German

Alsatian flammkuchen

Knead flour, water, oil and salt to a smooth dough. Roll out the dough very thinly.

1 hr 20 min German

Onion pie with bacon

Knead flour, yeast, milk, salt and a little oil into yeast dough and let rise. Sauté onions with bacon until soft, do not fry until dark.

38 min German

Trout meunière

Pat trout dry inside and out, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with lemon. Thinly cover trout in flour and pat off any excess flour.

20 min German

Matjes herring in cream sauce

Mix the yoghurt, sour cream, cucumber water, mustard, dill and pepper. Finely chop the apple, onion and cucumber.

1 hr 5 min German

Labskaus with fried egg

Cook potatoes until soft, drain and leave to steam dry. Sauté onion in butter, add corned beef and beetroot.

1 hr 10 min German

Smoked pork loin with sauerkraut

Sauté onion in lard, add sauerkraut and apple. Stir in broth, bay leaf, juniper, cumin and pepper.

1 hr 25 min German

Meatloaf with onion sauce

Mix the mince with the bread rolls, eggs, finely diced onion, mustard and spices. Form into a loaf and place in a mould.

1 hr 5 min German

German meatballs with mashed potatoes

Peel and dice potatoes and cook in salted water until soft. Mix the mince with the bread roll, egg, onion, mustard and spices.