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Question

Ahh i am a german 1 student and i need to make a treat for class (german cookie recipes would be great) thanks

Answer 1

Black forest cake - basically it is a chocolate cake. The difference is in the "frosting" Coconut & such.

Answer 2

You can try a cake called Sacher Torte. It is a one layer chocolate cake covered in a rich choclolate glaze. It comes from Vienna, Austria. I tried it in Berlin and it is a very yummy cake! I found a recipe for it and it is a little involved. But grat if you want to make a good impression. I made it for my German class's Ocktoberfest and it was a hit!

Sacher Torte:

1 cup plain flour

1/4 cup coca powder

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter (use real butter)

1/4 cup strawberry jam

4 eggs, separated

Chocolate Glaze

2/3 cup whipping cream

1/3 granulated sugar

1 cup chopped dark chocolate

preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease one 9 inch round cake pan. Cut out a circle of wax paper to fit inside the cake pan. one the paper is inside the pan grease the paper and sprinkle on a little flour.

Mix the flour and coca in a large bowl, making sure there are no lumps. Make a well in the centre of the flour and coca mixture. in a small sauce pan combine the sugar, butter and half the jam. Stir over low heat until the butter is metled and the sugar has dissovled. Lightly beat the egg yolks from the seperated eggs and add to the well in the flour and coca mixture. also add the the simmering butter/jam mixture to the coca and the flour. Stir until just combined.

beat the egg whites until they are light and airy and soft peaks form. Fold the egg whitesin to the coca cake mixture in 3 seperate batches. Be careful not to deflate the air beaten into the egg whites. Pour batter into prepared tin and bake for 40-45 minutes. Live in a tin for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.

To make the topping stir the cream, sugar, and chocolate over low heat in a small sauce pan until melted and smooth.

Flip  over cooled cake so bottom side is facing up. spread remaining jam over the cake and pour the topping over the cake.

If you're good at piping letters on cakes (I'm not) then save some glaze and pipe "SACHER" on the top of the cake. Or you can leave it plain.

Whatever you make, enjoy!

Answer 3

cookies are great, but look like an easy way out. If you want to impress your teacher, try this:

Hot german potato salad

Boil in their jackets, peel and slice:

4 large potatoes

Dice: 5 thick slices of bacon

Prepare:1 Cup chopped onion

Mix dressing ingredients in measuring cup:

¼ Cup wine vinegar

¼ Cup water

¼ Cup sugar

Use to taste: salt and pepper

1.Fry the diced bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until almost crisp. 2. Add chopped onion and continue stirring until onion is cooked and turns slightly golden brown. 3. Add mixed dressing ingredients, heat and stir until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved. 4. Add sliced potatoes, mixing everything together well. 5. Season with salt and pepper. 6. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, for at least 10 minutes, or until the potatoes have absorbed all the liquid and are heated through. Continue heating and turning the mixture over for another 5 to 10 minutes. May allow to stand for additional 10-15 minutes to let the flavors blend completely.

Answer 4

Elisenlebkuchen (German Christmas Cookies)

Recipe #77664

These are delicious soft & puffy cookies. The Oblaten wafers, which serve as the bottoms of these cookies, can be found in German markets - they look like Communion wafers, and are actually made in the same manner. Adapted from the great German classic cookbook, "Back Vergnuegen Wie Noch Nie." I have provided approximate measurements if you need to use American measuring cups. If you can find it, Lindt sells a large bar of chocolate that is excellent for melting and is roughly the correct amount you need - a little more won't be a problem. Or you may use Hershey bars - no problem. For the nuts - these are not to be confused with chopped nuts - they should be finely grouns into a meal. If you can't find them sold this way in your area, whirl them through a coffee grinder or food processor briefly (you don't want mush) until they are floury. The nuts are the "flour" in this recipe and cannot be omitted - however you may use hazelnuts or other nuts that you prefer.

  

50 servings   1 hour 30 min prep

Change to:  servings US Metric    

300  g powdered sugar  

3  egg whites  

1 1/2  teaspoons ground cinnamon  

1  lemon, grated zest of  

75  g candied lemon peel, finely chopped  

300  g very finely ground almonds  

50  white german baking wafers, 4 cm diameter (Oblaten)  

100  g sweetened milk chocolate, chopped  

Preheat oven to 150 C (or 300 F).

Place powdered sugar and egg whites in a mixing bowl and beat, using a whisk attachment on an electric mixer on high speed, until stiff (but not dry) peaks form- this may take while (up to 8 minutes- but may take less depending upon your mixer).

Combine the lemon zest, the candied lemon peel, and the nuts, then gently fold in the egg whites mixture- do not overmix.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then set out the oblaten wafers.

Place a 1 rounded Tbsp of cookie dough onto each oblaten in a mound.

Bake about 20 minutes until light brown, in the center of the oven.

If necessary, set a second (empty) cookie sheet in the rack directly above the cookies to help keep the tops from overbrowning.

Remove from oven and let cool on wire racks.

Melt chocolate in either a double boiler or in the microwave briefly until you can stir down the chocolate into a melted glaze (be careful not to burn if you use the microwave- chocolate tends to hold its shape even if it is melted inside when melted this way).

Drizzle the tops of each cookie with the melted chocolate.

If you prefer, you may melt even more chocolate and carefuly dip the cookies halfway.

Let dipped cookies dry on a cooling rack.

Pack into airtight containers.

IF USING AMERICAN MEASUREMENTS: Use about 2 cups ground almonds, 2 1/3 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup candied lemon peel, and a couple of Hershey's milk chocolate bars (regular size)- or more.