February is almost over – it’s still a week until March, but the last Sunday of the month is always “Bake Together” Sunday! Andrea from Zimtkeks & Apfeltarte and I get together and bake something (at least virtually – we live far away from each other). Carnival is quite a big celebration in most areas of Germany, so making something carnival-themed was quite obvious for today’s task. Swiss Fasnachtsküchle are a perfect snack for Carnival – so let me show how to make them ;)
Blueberries are quite popular berries I think. Not only here in Germany – all over the world. The U.S. and the U.K. have many delicious recipes with those little blue fellas you can make – not only sweet stuff though. Blueberries also work well in savory dishes. Here you will find those blue berries almost 100% in sweet bakes. Since I already have quite a collection of recipes with blueberries I decided to make a little list with my “Top 15 Favorite Blueberry Recipes”. Everything from cake to scones – if you like blueberries you might like this little collection. Hopefully, you can find something you haven’t made so far ;)
January is the month (after the holidays) where everybody is running to the gym and starts eating healthy stuff. Who cares?! I got something today that will give you the sugar rush of your lifetime! ;) Homemade Honeycomb aka. Sponge Toffee. One of the weirdest sweets I know…
All Souls’ Day is not a public holiday here in Germany (well – it is a holiday, but you still have to work). In the south, the day before is a public holiday (All Saints’ Day). Anyway. Not sure how it is in other countries – many started celebrating Halloween on the 31st and that day got muuuuch bigger over the years than All Saints’ Day or All Souls’ Day together ;) In Mexico the 2nd of November is a big celebration even though it is not named All Souls’ Day – they call it “Día de los Muertos” aka. “The day of the dead”. And as you probably noticed already – I am celebrating that day this year with some special Day of the Dead Cookies… a day early though :P
Carnival (Mardi Gras) is a big thing here in Germany… well at least in some areas ;) My hometown goes crazy for a whole week, so do people in the area around Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Mainz. A week where everything is loud and colorful. We here in Berlin do not do anything when there is carnival time in Germany. It’s like “don’t bother us – it does not exist” ;P
Cinnamon in bakes is always a good idea, right?! I could eat cinnamon rolls all day long. In combination with some nuts they get even better I think. That’s why I made my Cinnamon Sticky Buns today with pecans. So good. So sticky ;) In case you are going to bake these fellas one day, you will see yourself. Awesome combination! The minute they hit the oven you can smell them in the complete house. I’m drooling already just thinking of it ;)
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
