American Baker in Germany

 This are a traditional German Christmas recipe. Vanillekipferl: 2 cups (250g) flour 1 tbsp baking powder 2/3 cup (125g) sugar 1 tbsp vanilla extract or 3 tbsp vanilla sugar 2 egg yolks 3/4 cup (200g) butter 1 cup (120g) ground almonds 1/3 cup (50g) powdered sugar 4 tbsp vanilla sugar (or regular sugar if vanilla sugar isn't available) Cream butter.  Add sugar, vanilla and egg yolks.  Add baking powder, almonds and flour.  Knead to finish adding all ingredients.  Form into a thick rectangle of dough about 2 inches (5cm) wide and half an inch (1cm) thick.  Cut slices of dough and bend in crescents.  Lay on a sheet of baking paper and bake at 350°F or 180°C for about 10 minutes.  Mix powdered sugar and vanilla sugar together and toss the hot cookies in it. Allow to cool. These cookies melt in your mouth and taste strongly of vanilla. They have a strong vanilla scent as well. Merry Christmas and Frohe Weihnachten. Watch us make these traditional cook...

This is a Thanksgiving classic. Impossible to find already made in Germany, but you can sometimes find fresh cranberries. Cranberry Sauce: 4 cups (350g) fresh or frozen cranberries 1 cup (250mL) water 1 cup (200g) sugar 1 tbsp orange zest In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to boil.  While the water is coming to a boil, rinse the cranberries and remove any spoiled ones. Add the rinsed cranberries and the orange zest to the syrup.  Simmer cranberries until they all burst.  Remove from heat.  Watch us make this simple American recipe on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/LGAMSeV4118 Schaut zu wie wir dieses einfache amerikanische Rezept auf unserem YouTube Kanal machen hier: https://youtu.be/ttjTv-ezxAI

 This is a delicious Thanksgiving classic recipe. If you think sweet potato casserole with marshmallows sounds gross, then you really don't know what you're missing. But, you can make it in Germany from scratch. It's actually not even that difficult. Sweet Potato Casserole: 2 whole sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar 1/3 cup (80g) butter 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or 1/2 tbsp vanilla sugar 3/4 cup (90g) chopped pecans (optional) dash cinnamon dash salt 2 cups (120g) mini marshmallows Peel potatoes and chop into chunks.  Boil sweet potatoes in a pot of boiling water for about 15 minutes or until potatoes are soft.  Drain water and mash into puree.  Stir in brown sugar, butter, vanilla, pecans, cinnamon and salt.  Pour into a buttered baking dish.  Top with marshamallows.  Bake at 350°F or 180°C for 25 minutes or until the marshmallows are browned. This dish is a dessert and not really a side dish, so plan accordingly. You c...

 When I lived in France, one thing many people made for me, was beignets. So, beignets are really nostalgic for me. This is fried bread dough kind of like doughnut holes. Drop Beignets: 4 1/2 cups (550g) flour 2 1/2 cups (550mL) water 1 tbsp dry yeast 1 tsp salt 2/3 cup (130g) sugar oil for frying Stir together water, yeast and sugar.  Slowly add to flour and salt. Stir to combine. Dough will be quite sticky.  Allow to rise about an hour.  Using hands, pinch off a bit of dough and drop into hot oil, turning once to brown both sides. These beignets are not too sweet, but has a soft, crispy texture.  My daughter described them as light and fluffy. They do get a heavier feel after they have cooled, but maintain the lightly sweet, bready flavor. Watch me make these easy treats on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ZHuZ7plwVbo Schaut zu wie ich diese leichte Treats auf meinem YouTube Kanal mache hier: https://youtu.be/CsgLl9il-KQ