28: Recipe | Weckmann (sweet yeast man) with raisins

Earlier this month, in my Halloween post, I told you about St. Martin’s Day, a catholic holiday that is celebrated in parts of Germany on November 11. I also told you that a traditional pastry that is given out to the kids on St. Martin’s Day is a “Weckmann” (a pastry in the form of a…

29: Recipe | Spritzgebäck (German Spritz Cookies)

I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2020   This post has been years in the making. Spritzgebäck is the traditional holiday cookie in my family. Everybody gets involved. My Mom prepares the dough, my Dad and the kids (first my sister and I, then my cousin, now my…

Adventures in bread baking, or why sourdough is not the same as sourdough

Alternative title: If you don’t bake, are you even quarantined? So, as you already know if you follow me on Instagram, I am baking again. If there is one thing that you can’t find on the shelves at the supermarkets, besides toilet paper and disinfectant, it’s been flour and yeast (although it seems to be…