Lebkuchen (Honey Cakes)
8 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground cardamom
4 cusp ground almonds
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped citron
2 cusp plus 2 tablespoons honey
2 cups plus 3 tablespoons unsulfured molasses
4 tablespoons brandy
Sift flour, soda and spices together twice. Add ground almonds and citron. Mix honey and molasses in a saucepan and heat to a gentle boil. Remove from the stove. Make a hole in the center of the flour, and add the honey mixture while still hot. As you stir this into the flour, gradually add the brandy. Work this up into a ball of dough, cover, and set aside to ripen in the refrigerator for 8 days. The dough will rise in bulk as it ripens. On the eighth day, roll out the dough 1/4-inch thick and cut into 2 1/2-inch rounds. Set these on greased baking sheets, cover, and store in a cool place overnight.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake cookies 12 to 15 minutes or until fully risen and pale brown on the bottom. Cool on racks. As they cool, the cookies will harden. Store in airtight containers.
Koenigsberger Klops (German Meat Balls)
1 pound beef, ground
1 pound pork, ground
1 onion, grated
1/3 cup bread crumbs
Salt, pepper and nutmeg
5 egg whites, beaten stiff
3 cups water
1 onion, finely chopped
4 bay leaves
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon allspice and peppercorns, combined
1 tablespoon flour
5 egg yolks, beaten
1 lemon, sliced
Capers
Mix meat, grated onion, bread crumbs, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add stiffly beaten egg whites last. Form into balls.
To make sauce, boil water, onion, bay leaves, sugar, salt and allspice and peppercorns mixture for 30 minutes. strain; bring to boiling point. Add meat balls and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove meat balls to hot platter, keeping them hot. Add vinegar to liquid. Dissolve flour in small amount of cold water. Add to beaten yolks. Add this thickening mixture gradually to seasoned liquid, stirring constantly until smooth and thick. Pour over meat balls, and garnish with lemon slices and capers.
Kartoffelpuffer (German Potato Pancakes)
4 potatoes, shredded to make
4 cups, then drained
2 eggs, beaten
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
Heat 2 tablespoons bacon fat or margarine in a skillet. Pour in one-fourth of the batter per pancake. Flatten to a 4-inch diameter. Cook about 2 minutes on each side to a golden brown.
Jam Pockets (Austria)
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sifted flour
Apricot jam
Combine first 4 ingredients. Cream until well blended. Work in flour. Chill several hours or overnight.
Divide into thirds. Roll out one at a time on a well-floured board to about 1/8-inch thick. Cut into 3-inch squares. Place 1/2 teaspoon apricot jam in center of each square. Fold so corners overlap in center to enclose jam. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees F for about 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
Kartoffelkloese (Potato Dumplings)
6 medium potatoes
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon grated onion
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 pound butter, melted
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
Boil potatoes in their skins; drain, peel, and grate or put through a food mill or ricer. Beat eggs and add flour, onion and seasonings; beat mixture into the potatoes with a wire whisk to make them as fluffy as possible. Roll potato dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Drop them into boiling salted water and simmer about 10 minutes. Drain well. Pour the butter over the dumplings and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Serves 4 to 6.
Pork Chops with Sauerkraut (Schweinekotelett auf Sauerkraut)
Posted by olga at recipegoldmine.com 2005/3/16 12:12
4 tablespoons butter
2 onions, chopped
1 1/2 pounds sauerkraut (rinsed and squeezed dry)
1/2 cup beef broth
1/2 cup red wine
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons paprika
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
4 pork chops
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a casserole and saute the onions until golden brown. Add the sauerkraut and broth and simmer 30 minutes. Add the wine, green pepper, bay leaves, paprika and white pepper and simmer 30 minutes more.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in a skillet. Sprinkle the pork chops with salt and pepper and saute over medium heat about 15 minutes on each side until golden brown and done. Arrange the chops on top of the sauerkraut in the casserole. Serve with broiled tomatoes, and corn on the cob or boiled potatoes.
Serves 4.
Source: Worlds Best Recipes
Linzer Torte
1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 lemon, grated rind and juice
1 tablespoon brandy
1/2 pound almonds, chopped fine
2 cups flour, sifted 3 times
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 (12 ounce) jar jam or preserves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream butter and sugar well. Add yolks, flavoring and almonds. Add flour mixed with baking powder, and fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Roll out or pat two-thirds of the dough in a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan having the dough a little thicker on the bottom than the sides. Fill with jam. Roll remaining dough. Cut in strips and place crisscross on top. Bake for 40 minutes.
Before serving, fill hollows on top with jam.
Pork Schnitzel
Posted by bettyboop50 at recipegoldmine.com May 28, 2001
This is another one of those dishes which my husband loves and requests often.
6 ounces pork tenderloin
1 cup flour
1 cup corn oil
3 ounces chopped onion
3 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 ounce red wine
1/2 ounce sour cream
3 ounces brown gravy
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Pound the pork tenderloin until it is flat. Dredge in flour and pan fry in olive oil and butter, browning both sides. Remove the schnitzel from the pan. Add chopped onion and mushrooms to the pan, and then saute.
To finish, add red wine, Worcestershire sauce, sour cream, and brown gravy. Place on serving dish and top with sauce from pan.
Serve with your favorite sides.