As much as I love baking tarts and cakes, there´s nothing like baking with yeast. Transforming flour, butter, sugar, eggs and milk into golden crusted loaves, just by adding a few crumbles of yeast – this act will never lose its magic to me, no matter how often I perform it. Each and every time I cherish that incomparable mix of joy and relief when […]
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Waffles for breakfast
deutsche Version Making waffles is such a wonderful way to start the day: An irresistible smell of fresh yeast and vanilla scents the air while I´m standing by the waffle iron, taking a first sip of coffee, my kids (even my little one) impatiently waiting for the first batches to be ready. While I´m baking, […]
Brioche lyonnaise
deutsche Version This loaf is another example for what fascinates me about traditional Lyonnais cuisine and sausage making. Best quality produce, exquisitely flavored, braised in wine with shallots, onions, garlic – that´s typical for Lyonnais cooking, and just the kind of cooking I love. Here, a rustic sausage filling prepared à la Lyonnaise is embedded in a […]
Chocolate chestnut rolls
deutsche Version Chestnuts may be the not-so-secret ingredient of the season, yet in German cuisine, they usually play a role in savory dishes rather than sweet. That´s why I wanted to try a few sweet chestnut recipes for a change, but somehow I always postponed my plans – until I spent a few days in […]
taking time for a marzipan wreath
deutsche Version Pre-Christmas sentimentality and some childhood memories evoked by a recent trip to my parents´ house make a special concoction that brings with it the need for coziness, warmth and reflection. A few days ago, it all materialized in a luscious marzipan wreath – not exclusively related to Christmas, but a German specialty to […]
Streuselkuchen – crumble cake.
deutsche Version Sometimes, life´s greatest pleasures can be so simple. A walk on a soft carpet of fallen leaves, countless overlapping layers tinted green and brown, yellow and red, while I´m listening to those crinkling sounds every time our feet touch the ground – that´s all it takes to make me happy on an autumn […]
Finally, baguette
deutsche Version There´s nothing more old-fashioned and comforting than baking bread. It must be most satisfying to open up your oven door to take out the perfect loaf. Crunchy crust, airy dough, irresistible smell of warm bread fresh from the oven – what can be better? Yet, despite baking bread for quite a while now, […]
