Carrot Cake – Karottenkuchen
One of my favourites when I was a kid. I tweaked my mum’s recipe a bit to suit my taste. Makes a very nice and moist coffee cake. Very well liked by guests and co-workers. Makes a lot.
Nettle Soup (Brennesselsuppe)
This is a traditional Austrian dish, and yes, it really calls for the ordinary stinging nettle, which has, when cooked, a distinct, nutty and aromatic flavour, that reminds a bit of spinach. You can buy young, tender nettle leaves at farmer markets or be daring and pick them yourselves. But don’t forget to wear gloves. The nettles won’t of course sting any longer when cooked. This soup is really worth a try, you won’t regret the effort. Delicious! You can substitute young spinach leaves or swiss chard for the nettles). In the ingredient list I had to select spinach, as nettles were not recognized as edible food 🙂
Coconut Kisses (“kokosbusserl”)
These small delicacies are rich, moist and full of flavour. And so simple. A traditional Austrian Christmas speciality absolutely worthy of being an all-year- rounder.
Chanterelle Compound Butter
This works nicely with barbequed vegetable or warm, crunchy breads such as ciabatta or bread sticks.
Austrian Hash
Known as gröstl, this is a real hunger-stopper from the Austrian Tyrol and is a wonderful last-minute meal. From BBC Good Food Magazine for ZWT6.
