German Recipes

There are certain things that were simply always there in our kitchen growing up — always in the refrigerator, always ready, never needing an occasion.

This German cheesecake recipe was something my father made for our store every week for years, and I watched him make it so many times

Growing up in a traditional German household, this German Zimtsterne recipe was one of the Christmas traditions I looked forward to most every holiday season.

Growing up in a traditional German household, this German Vanillekipferl recipe was one of the Christmas traditions I looked forward to most every holiday season.

Growing up in a traditional German household, potato dumplings were one of those dishes that showed up alongside the meals that really mattered. They weren’t

This German stollen recipe makes a dense, fruit-filled Christmas bread with yeast dough, butter, dried fruit, candied citrus peel, almonds, and a heavy coating of

This traditional Wassersuppe recipe, a German water soup, was not created out of creativity but out of necessity. It was a dish remembered from times

German vanilla sauce, known as Vanillesoße, was never meant to stand on its own. It existed to soften, warm, and complete simple foods — bread

Burnt flour soup, known in German as Brennsuppe, is one of those dishes that makes little sense unless you understand the time it came from.

Arme Ritter — translated as “poor knights” — was never meant to be indulgent. This old version of German french toast was a practical way

Oat gruel, known in German as Haferschleim, was never meant to be enjoyed in the way we think of food today. It was not breakfast,

German barley soup, known as Graupensuppe, was never meant to be impressive. It was the kind of soup that simmered quietly on the stove while