German Recipes
59 recipes found
Noodle and Apple Kugel
This comforting kugel tastes much richer than it is, and it is certainly lighter than a traditional kugel (though it is not a low-calorie dessert). I’ve made this with Golden Delicious apples and with tarter varieties like Pink Lady; I liked it both ways.
Gremolata Potatoes
Bistro-Style Lamb Shanks
Spaetzle With Kielbasa and Caramelized Onions
Spaetzle is basically a blank, buttery canvas that will absorb whatever flavorings you care to mix into it. I’ve served the dumplings plain with melted butter and chopped chives. I’ve crisped them in a pan of brown butter and almonds. I’ve topped them with hearty beef stew. But layered with cheese and caramelized onions is still my favorite variation.
Apple Strudel
Birnen, Bohnen und Speck
Pear Kuchen
Emily Elsen and Melissa Elsen, sisters who run the Four & Twenty Blackbirds bakery in Brooklyn, hail from South Dakota, where their family ran a small restaurant. Kuchen, a German cake topped with fruit that is a staple of the state’s Thanksgiving tables, is central to their childhood memories of the holiday. Their recipe, topped with pears, “looks a little different than those traditionally found in local South Dakota church and community cookbooks,” Melissa Elsen wrote in an email, “but it tastes like it does in my memory (with the addition of cardamom).” That cardamom, it turns out, is key to the dish’s success, with citrus and savory notes that are as pleasant as they are unexpected.
Murbeteig or Sugar-Cookie Dough
Sauerkraut Kuchen (Sauerkraut Cake)
Bavarian-Style Soft Pretzels
These pretzels, called laugenbrezeln, take a bit of planning and time. But they only spend a quarter-hour in the oven, filling the kitchen with a lovely smell, and then you have soft, warm, salty pretzels that you made yourself. What’s that worth? A lot.
Schwowebrettle or Petits Fours de Noel
The dough should be prepared 12 hours before it is to be baked.
Spatzle With Parsley
Blueberry Kuchen
Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne)
German-Style Sweet Mustard
Smoked Chicken Soup With Fennel And Spaetzle
Nathan Family Butter Cookies
Spatzle
Rösti
Grated potatoes packed into a cake and fried in butter, this Swiss dish is a superb side dish to a medium-rare steak or even some fried eggs. You can peel the potatoes here, or save time and skip that step altogether. (Just make sure to use thin-skinned potatoes that have been scrubbed well.)
Roasted Sauerkraut And Bacon
Mohntorte (Poppy Seed Cake)
German Oven Pancake
Cooking with children requires patience and a deep tolerance for mess. It rewards magic tricks — true transformation of ingredients into something delicious. This recipe delivers, and how, with a pancake that puffs up beautifully as it cooks. You can top as suggested with warm applesauce, jam or maple syrup, or try fresh fruit and whipped cream instead. It’s a child-friendly recipe that will last for decades.
Cucumber-and-Potato Soup