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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Scheiterhaufen

June 15, 2009

This week’s recipe was Scheiterhaufen, an apple-bread casserole from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern section of the book. It is just Brötchen (large German rolls), cut in half, soaked in an egg-milk mixture, then layered with grated apple and raisins. Scheiterhaufen is German for the pile of wood used in burning people at the stake. I have no [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Apple Strudel

March 9, 2009

This week’s challenge was Apfelstrudel (Apple Strudel). I wussed out this week and didn’t knead the dough by hand. I knew I had to spend an hour peeling apples, so I took a short cut here.

I had to sprinkle a little more flour into the machine, and when I cut it directly after removing it [...]

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The Great Vanilla Extract Experiment

February 28, 2008

For six years, I’ve brought a large bottle of vanilla extract home with me from the States every year. While living in Berlin, I considered the tiny, overpriced bottles available at KaDeWe. I searched expat and gourmet shops. I searched online. I looked at recipes. To be honest, it doesn’t look that difficult to make your own, [...]

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