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From her cheerful Berlin kitchen, Luisa Weiss shares more than 100 rigorously researched and tested recipes, gathered from expert bakers, friends, family, and time-honored sources throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
German baking has influenced baking traditions around the world for generations and is a source of great nostalgia for those of German and Central European heritage. Yet the very best recipes for Germany’s cookies, cakes, tortes, and breads, passed down through generations, have never before been collected and perfected for contemporary American home bakers. Enter Luisa Weiss, the Berlin-based creator of the adored Wednesday Chef blog and self-taught ambassador of the German baking canon.
Whether you’re in the mood for the simple yet emblematic Streuselkuchen, crisp and flaky Strudel, or classic breakfast Brötchen, every recipe you’re looking for is here, along with detailed advice to ensure success plus delightful storytelling about the origins, meaning, and rituals behind the recipes. Paired with more than 100 photographs of Berlin and delectable baked goods, such as Elisenlebkuchen, Marmorierter Mohnkuchen, and Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, this book will encourage home bakers of all skill levels to delve into the charm of Germany’s rich baking tradition.
Classic German Baking is an authoritative collection of recipes that provides delicious inspiration for any time of day, whether it’s for a special breakfast, a celebration with friends and family, or just a regular afternoon coffee-and-cake break, an important part of everyday German life.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Ten Speed Press (October 18, 2016)
Language : English
Hardcover : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1607748258
ISBN-13 : 978-1607748250
Item Weight : 2.5 pounds
Dimensions : 8.24 x 1.12 x 10.2 inches
Reviewer: Bill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I pick up Luisa's book when I am sad about the state of the world and then I ...
Review: I am giving this book five stars despite the lack of pictures of the baked products. My reason for this is Luisa Wiess' recipes and writing are top notch. I pick up Luisa's book when I am sad about the state of the world and then I feel better for reading her books and making her recipes. I pick up her book when I want to make something magical. I do wish the recipes had more pictures and my wish is that Luisa will write a book on Christmas in Germany and pictures of the Christmas markets in Germany. I made springerele, lebkkuchen on page 218, Heidesand, and Schwarz-Weiss Geback and they were delicious! I just ordered another springerle mold and marked my calendar to make the lebkuchen dough at the beginning of October. I was a bit skeptical about gingerbread dough sitting for two months but they are heavenly!! My house smelled what I imagine a Christmas market in Germany would smell. I wish I could bottle the scent! My son who is 25 years old and has never liked gingerbread loved these cookies. They make a wonderful gift along side the springerle and everyone is so impressed that you have the fore thought to plan ahead. Three weeks later these cookies are still good and I am rationing the last remaining cookies. Every kitchen should have this book and if you need the pictures you can go to her website The Wednesday Chef. You will not be disappointed.
Reviewer: Cookingandtravel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My favorite baking book!
Review: This is an absolutely wonderful book that I look forward to baking from for many years to come. Not only is it a look into the best, most cozy parts of German (and Swiss/Austrian) culture - the recipes really are great. It has opened my mind to a new world of baking. It's hard to go back to American cupcakes and brownies after cooking from this book - they feel far too heavy and sugary-y.I would say I'm a medium-level baker and cook, but this book has already made me better. Favorite recipes in their English versions: butterkekse (the German version of animal crackers); saxonian glazed streusel slices; sunken apple cake (so delicious and easy!); simple rhubarb cake; yeasted plum cake with streusel; braided almond-cream wreath; creamy leek tart (perfect on a cold winter's night); easter bread with raisins and sugar cubes; iced spice cookies (pfeffernüsse!; I haven't had the chance to try some of the "harder" recipes like strudel, sachertorte, and some of the cake rolls. I'm also dying to try things like the lemon cakelets, pretzels, cinnamon-sugar buns (a cross between a croissant and a cinnamon roll - ?!?!), whole wheat raisin rolls -- as well as the classic breakfast rolls and sweet quark rolls. I could go on and on about this book - I have not tired of it after almost a year of owning it. Sometimes I read it before bed (along with other cookbooks!) because it's so comforting and I love the stories.Thank you, Luisa Weiss, for this wonderful, delightful, delicious book!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent for experienced bakers
Review: This is a wonderful, inspiring cookbook for experienced bakers.The cookbook relies on fairly old fashioned baking techniques: beaten egg whites; yeast; and simple ingredients. These aren't foolproof, and will depend a lot on the temperature of your kitchen, the size of your eggs, the age of your yeast, and so forth. As other reviewers have noted, following this cookbook to the letter may lead to disappointing results. I wouldn't hold this against Luisa, since these classic techniques rely on the baker using their eyes and noses to make the recipe come out right. In fact, one of the reasons why I love this cookbook is that it reminds me of baking from my great grandmother's recipes. If she had been German, I imagine her recipe box would have been much like this book.I would say that if you don't feel confident judging when egg whites are at stiff peaks or when something is fully kneaded or risen, then I wouldn't really recommend this cookbook. If you do, then you will find no end of beautiful, simple recipes that you can really adapt and make your own.My two procedural comments are 1. that when the book says that something keeps for a day, it really does only keep for a day. I don't feed an army of Germans tea, so a 9x13 pan of yeasted cake is way too much for me. However, the recipes scale down easily.2. The recipes rely on pantry staples that substitute easily, particularly the recipes that call for fruits and jams. We made kugelhopf with chopped apricots and candied citron, linzertorte with marmalade and with pineapple jam, etc. I also generally add more fruit/jam than called for, because as an American I like the excess.I've made:KirchstreuselkuchenRhabarberkuchenStreuselkuchenPflaumenstreuselkuchenGugelhupfSachertorteLinzertortePflaumenmus
Reviewer: fsedfpokmpto234
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great content
Review: I love reading the book. It is so well organized and detailed. Not just a list of recipes from internet but a lot of foundations. Also very helpful to get a lost of ingredients hard to get in the US, and where or how to get them.On a poor side: lack of photos and paper quality. Photos are great. Photos of Germany in Autumn set a proper mood. But if there would be more photos of bakes, it would be even more helpful. If there would be a new edition of the book with more photos, I would buy it too.
Reviewer: Jacqueline M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wow, some great looking recipes!
Review: I love this book and canât wait to try some of the recipes. This is what I needed to bring back my childhood memories of my German grandma.
Reviewer: J. Moll
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Best!
Review: A nice assortment and representation of German baking - the REAL thing.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good what youâd expect a cook book to do
Reviewer: Beth Rose
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ainda não tive tempo de experimentar receitas porém só ao ler já pude ver que são receitas passÃveis de serem feitas aqui no Brasil.
Reviewer: Albert Campo Jori
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Lovely recipes...tried a few and they all turned out well!
Reviewer: J.B. in Montreal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I am very happy with this book. It has all the recipes I was looking for: strudel, poppyseed cake, stollen. The recipes are clear and easy to follow. I've made quite a few recipes and they have all worked out. One criticism: the book needs more photos. Luisa's stories are almost the best part of the book.