GERMAN PLUM CAKE – PFLAUMENKUCHEN

150 g all-purpose flour50 g whole wheat pastry flour (or also all-purpose flour)100 g sugar1 tsp. cinnamon, ground150 g butter, cold, cut in small cubes1 egg50 g/1/4 cup almond slices or slivers500 g prune plumsIn the bowl of a mixer, stir together flour, sugar and cinnamon. Add butter cubes and egg. Mix with paddle attachment … Continue reading GERMAN PLUM CAKE – PFLAUMENKUCHEN →

September Birthday Cake – Geburtstagskuchen im September

There's no doubt about it - Pflaumenkuchen (German Plum Cake) is my birthday cake. In the beginning of September the first prune plums show up on the market just in time for my birthday. My birthday party was always arranged by my grandmother, my Omi, who invested all her love and imagination in coming up … Continue reading September Birthday Cake – Geburtstagskuchen im September →

ZWIEBELKUCHEN – ONION (OR LEEK) TART FROM ALSACE

Onion or Leek Tart - here the leek versionIt's this time of the year again - the garden is full of red leaves, the cats stay more indoors, and the temperatures are finally falling.Time for the perfect savory fall pastry: Zwiebelkuchen from Alsace, a wonderful companion for young (or old) wine, that we like serving … Continue reading ZWIEBELKUCHEN – ONION (OR LEEK) TART FROM ALSACE →

Time for Onion Tarte – Zeit fuer Zwiebelkuchen

Fall is the time of the year when Alsatians and wine loving Germans think: "Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Tarte)! The mellow sweet onion pastry is the perfect companion to new wine. If you travel in fall through the wine growing areas left and right of the Rhine, you will find inns, restaurants and many vinyards offering sparkling … Continue reading Time for Onion Tarte – Zeit fuer Zwiebelkuchen →