Ham Viennese
Incredibly easy and equally satisfying. I loved this as a kid growing up and is our kid’s often requested dinner.
Jan’s Austrian Gugelhupf
Gugelhopf is a southern German, Austrian, Swiss and Alsatian term for a marble cake or Bundt cake. It can either be a bread or cake. The recipe I got this from was for a bread but we found it to be too dry so I started using a cake mix. We have it every Christmas. My Mom even gave me a Gugelhupf cake pan.
Blackberry-Roses-Syrup
I created that recipe myself, after I wanted to make a syrup but didn’t have all the ingredients of a recipe that I had read. I love it and thought, I might share it here.
Rose-Thyme-Syrup
I had too much fresh thyme left and didn’t know what to do. So after I had made all different kinds of syrups all day, I thought whether a syrup could be made out of thyme and had the idea that thyme would taste great with roses. As I am half-Iranian – I have never seen an Iranian who really measures 😉 – I just went along with the ingredients I still had left, but to create a recipe, I actually did measure what I used 😉 Regarding the rock sugar I used 2 pieces of saffron-rock sugar, each of the size of a lychee. And the reason why I used gelling sugar was that I had not enough normal sugar left, so you may try the recipe using more normal sugar instead of the gelling sugar 🙂
Apfel Topfen Taschen – Apple and Quark Filled Pastry Pockets
These delicious treats are found in bakery shops throughout Austria and Bavaria and are enjoyed as part of a continental breakfast or brunch with a cup of coffee. They are best made with authentic german quark “Recipe #476124”, but ricotta or even cream cheese can be substituted. Use canned apple pie filling or check out “Recipe #481442” for a homemade pie filling. This pastry can also be made without the apple pie filling, just increase the amount of cheese and sugar to taste.
