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Cranberry Spice Muffins

February 22, 2011

Ingredients for the Muffins 2 cups (255g) all purpose (Type 550) flour 1/2 cup (100g) sugar 2 tsp (double acting) baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup (180 mL) cold well-shaken buttermilk 3 oz (85g) unsalted butter, melted and tepid 2 large eggs 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest 1 tsp [...]

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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 [...]

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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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