German Bread & Pastry Recipes
Bread and baking are an integral part of German culture. Browse recipes for traditional sourdough bread, strudel and more.
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How to Make Lebkuchen (Traditional German Gingerbread)
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10 Homemade German Breads
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German Seed Bread (Dreikernebrot)
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100% Whole-Grain Oatmeal Bread From Scratch
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Copycat Seeduction Bread
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How to Fold Bread Dough
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How to Make Better Bread
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The Ultimate Guide to Baking Bread With Yeast
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German Fastnacht Deep-Fried Doughnuts
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Turkish Flatbread (Fladenbrot) Found in Germany
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Spekulatius (German Spice Cookies) Recipe
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Chilean Dulce de Leche Doughnuts (Berlines)
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Sourdough Starter Recipe
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German Potato Bread (Kartoffelbrot)
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German Dinkelbrot: Spelt and Rye Sourdough Bread
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German Christmas Stollen
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Why Do Jews Eat Hamantaschen Pastries on Purim?
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How to Make Brotchen (German Hard Rolls)
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Landbrot - Wheat Sourdough Bread
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Make Homemade Quark Cheese
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Dairy-Free Almond Milk Pudding
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German Gingerbread Hearts (Markt Lebkuchenherzen)
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Cost of Bread Baking vs Buying Bread
German Osterbrot Easter Bread
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Homemade Oatmeal Bread
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Easy Baguette (Stangenbrot) Bread
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German Bread Spice Mixture
Rye Pumpernickel with Sourdough
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Whole Rye Bread Recipe
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Mohnkuchen mit Eierdecke (German Poppy Seed Cake) Recipe
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Biertreberbrot (German Spent Grain Bread)
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Swiss Twisted Bread
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German New Year's Pretzel (Grosse Neujahrs-Breze)
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Christmas Stollen Sweet Bread
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