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Soft Pretzel Bites
![scrapple on a plate with fried egg](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/oJ83Q3DyX8Q9QNbtOCdpGGgM4UI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/scrapple-recipe-5215345-hero-05-ab01b391d84a4c64be3438d9917c67a4.jpg)
What Is Scrapple?
![German Spaetzle on a plate](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/0x-m8W0XO5nfEkc05XD4HoWne5U=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/german-spaetzle-recipe-5206113-hero-01-8d66e2ee027e4316b5fd817e5c92132c.jpg)
German Spaetzle
![Rumtopf with lid, fruits pickled in rum](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/C7ggS4bxt_QEI_4Omlc1qQrbNJ0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SES-how-and-when-to-make-rumtopf-fruit-1446792-11d5fed53eda401abb3ff7d9a119c35a.jpg)
Rumtopf: German Preserved Fruit in Rum
![Spaetzle With Mushrooms in Cream Sauce](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/m4bqLLZmjSs5ejM5ZvDG2nRZFtQ=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/spaetzle-with-mushrooms-in-cream-sauce-4112396-hero-01-e891004a3c1c420fba7b31033ad4816f.jpg)
Spaetzle With Mushrooms in Cream Sauce
![German Lebkuchen - German Gingerbread](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/2r3TG05dFMOro6sgpVR4yqHHlhM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/German-Glazed-Lebkuchen-56d08ad33df78cfb37b47f36.jpg)
How to Make Lebkuchen (Traditional German Gingerbread)
![German Country Bread, Bauernbrot, Vollkornbrot](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/VfRHrVtm-75jA3wQLqhwOtcOa5k=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-155279113-582681813df78c6f6a39e2c6.jpg)
10 Homemade German Breads
![Basic White Bread Recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/YuFMGa1Qk6Soy608Sq9Jf-if5eE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/basic-white-bread-for-beginners-428140-proofing-step-03-daaac8782bf146c8bc93cc558a3f896c.jpg)
How to Fix Undercooked Bread
![German Gingerbread Hearts](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/zAXBkI9Q7YezVawk3sSOxHIrTZg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-481270426-e1ad608e40f0451b8577b3e0f15e6bf5.jpg)
German Gingerbread Hearts (Markt Lebkuchenherzen)
![Frozen grapes on the vine for ice wine](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/5e3-Xsp25rZxFDz1q-_6d3un4cE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/173911093-56aa14805f9b58b7d000c3b8.jpg)
What Is Ice Wine?
![Cinnamon streusel topping on a muffin](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/eFM4oSPe_xDf1Kb96Su75QEYrfU=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cinnamon-streusel-topping-recipe-995893-5-5b4cc5e946e0fb0037ab24f1.jpg)
Cinnamon Streusel Crumb Topping
![German potatoes](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/AwXrZfGLTFWDm4NxwBaAHTiEHL8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-580171544-582675c93df78c6f6a24c154.jpg)
German Potato Varieties
![German Abendbrot](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/txh_eZXWEavGvcpXaWt0r2lZHug=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Rustikales-_deftiges_Abendbrot-58267ea73df78c6f6a354c37.jpg)
Abendbrot German Evening Bread Custom
![German Crown Cake (Frankfurter Kranz)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/R9lMLAGhhKuzNtzdWH60BSag7WI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/recipe-for-the-famous-frankfurter-kranz-1446631-hero-01_edit-0ca563416eb24531a395ca6e8f28eedb.jpg)
German Crown Cake (Frankfurter Kranz)
![A bowl of cream of white asparagus soup in bowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/5vM5-lgPRlyN0nD_4ENufHmduHc=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cream-of-white-asparagus-soup-garnished-with-white-and-green-asparagus-spears-pea-shots-and-chives-661778755-58a1cae15f9b58819c33e1be.jpg)
Stir up Some Spargelsuppe (Creamy White Asparagus Soup)
![German New Year's Pretzel](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/ATYZ4vBFH-YsK1hpQFdDK6zcAO4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-168278365-56a36ecd3df78cf7727d59b3.jpg)
German New Year's Pretzel (Grosse Neujahrs-Breze)
![German farmer's bread recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/T5qrrmsXUM0Fj55XxrYZ2f8C_7Y=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/recipe-for-german-farmers-bread-1446678_hero-01-f30f08bbb1f74047a6c3825726f063c0.jpg)
Bauernbrot: German Farmer's Bread
![ham and deli meats](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/Ffu-Aqa0zWVOdXsRAmeIdF1u-rI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/yummy-food-492426014-5a8f3b5b642dca0036a72e58.jpg)
What Is Schinken?
![German Meat Fondue With Broth (Fleischfondue)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/RrV6VZ8VPddSI-R-R_YT-Bgw0Ow=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/meat-fondue-with-broth-fleischfondue-recipe-1447051-hero-01-5ad0a7a33d2748e6bb8a0113de96f7a4.jpg)
German Meat Fondue With Broth (Fleischfondue)
![A platter of golden friend wiener schnitzel, served with lemon wedges.](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/_aMxw38SZBlYHul9bK1F84N9POg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SES-wiener-schnitzel-recipe-1447089-hero-02-18827aac4cbd4aec926350d4f9778e70.jpg)
Authentic Wiener Schnitzel Recipe
![German Seed Bread](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/jDegK9h02_5QpBEUQQ8ZUJtGteg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-664664613-582fcefc3df78c6f6a8d011b.jpg)
German Seed Bread (Dreikernebrot)
![Springerle german imprinted cookies](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/dQLUOF_kWlogAS5W3yJGoN4xdGI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-527927531-5830dd375f9b58d5b180f4a0.jpg)
German/Swabian Springerle Cookies
![German Bienenstich Kuchen (Bee Sting Cake)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/pSsrmYR35wnsyYfQQfYcx4jjwOI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bienenstich-cake-bee-sting-cake-1446547-Hero-01-61530d3007ce48da8b512d55932ed2e6.jpg)
German Bienenstich Kuchen (Bee Sting Cake)
![Stack of sliced oatmeal bread](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/NX0HjJS8-LqvdTtDYCfdoPfxRnE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/200400368-001-56a36d273df78cf7727d5778.jpg)
100% Whole-Grain Oatmeal Bread From Scratch
![Nutella Pastry Puffs, pastries on a plate](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/-UXlymskSa9YMBELob9zpfk3Z2k=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/pastry-puffs-with-nutella-filling-1446560-hero-01-6dd04190e7e54bf3b6517da7665ad544.jpg)
Nutella Pastry Puffs
![seed bread](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/TYDvJhnjAbHJ0YNFJxUXr5YZqts=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bread-1075815_960_720-582e512e3df78c6f6a57d620.jpg)
Copycat Seeduction Bread
![German Maultaschen Dumplings in a bowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/E6Q8UMM6gHTVXn0dpdgdmOvnj5E=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ravioli-german-style-recipe-1447077-hero-01-908b3bdb652b469a8970d76b310c3630.jpg)
German Maultaschen Dumplings
![Bowl of mustard on wooden table](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/JQr2jctuRka8V1T3-gAYeSFmKmI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bowl-of-mustard-on-wooden-table-515042089-5888cd135f9b58bdb3c37cee.jpg)
All About Senf Oder Mostrich, the German Mustard
![Pork steak grilling](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/sR_GteXQ4NgVGJhBEuqrQ9fnjco=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-157610925-25d787e5b69741f4b9765f3842631972.jpg)
German Schwenkbraten (Pork Steak Barbecue) Recipe
![Classic goulash](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/dwaQFgBqkz5aY8Q91LRLUNTH9D0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/185065377-56a36d253df78cf7727d576f.jpg)
Hot Paprika and Tomatoes (Gypsy Sauce) for Schnitzel
![rice pudding with garnishes overhead shot](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/M0J4A3k9X9VdK4VazJNQVcymwzU=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/simple-german-rice-pudding-1446849-hero-01-c7b093d7a58c4e4690ebe7124bfdcb53.jpg)
Milchreis: German Rice Pudding
![German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelklöße) on a platter](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/V8JlyL-UAD0IzkkGbo9oGqPXCwI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bavarian-potato-dumplings-1447183-hero-03-19edf047cc984e7d83d49e665e8d5746.jpg)
German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelklöße)
![Austrian Pancakes With Raisins (Kaiserschmarrn)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/E2CWlVdA_l04FSlbEkzfCwrz9uU=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/austrian-pancake-recipe-with-raisins-1446789-hero-01-5f0ff76f282043caa0c1717abd391630.jpg)
Austrian Pancakes With Raisins (Kaiserschmarrn)
![High angle view of various bread loaves](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/TlSh9enuz9s74FekZVCQ4_6AEQM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-991613852-5c9295dfc9e77c0001faaf9d.jpg)
How to Make Better Bread
![German Apple Cake (Wiener Apfelkuchen)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/rBQ07Emr3dCtZiQaLSPj2lrIecA=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/apfelkuchen-recipe-wiener-apple-cake-1446622-hero-01-da4b82b956f14634abf0c8541d424c83.jpg)
German Apple Cake (Wiener Apfelkuchen)
![Bratkarfoffeln (German potatoes) on a white plate](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/DAoxGoJsOOHwBZyPxUB5UhnmNUE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Bratkartoffeln-565edbaf5f9b5835e4a9b7ca.jpg)
Bratkartoffeln (German Cottage Potatoes With Bacon)
![German Falscher Hase Meatloaf with Egg in the middle](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/ZxWML3uD1sJmoOoF3q2smnuvehY=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/falscher-hase-false-hare-german-meatloaf-1447070-7b45a7aadf4443019a5d59ab887a8f65.jpg)
German Falscher Hase (Special Meatloaf)
![Bread making yeast FAQ](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/f9N4LmFbWHdGasyHYkn5Yt1YOH0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bread-making-yeast-faq-1447197-hero-682926d3911149e3a966f5eead5a4aca.jpg)
The Ultimate Guide to Baking Bread With Yeast
![Fastnacht Deep-Fried Doughnuts](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/_xsUnzE7sJpIpzQnuMCgs2LgTfM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fastnacht-doughnut-recipe-427747-hero-01-beaba7b274b84a4a9f7b37dcf71f22a9.jpg)
German Fastnacht Deep-Fried Doughnuts
![Goulash](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/IYhlR53EKgY3Iq8sOqH0o-wkIL4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/185123337-56a36d255f9b58b7d0d1eca0.jpg)
Szegediner Gulasch - Hungarian Spiced Stew
![german obatzda cheese spread with pretzel](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/1box8IeuXOMT9nsmmoeukV0stUg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-984115730-c97f20f2a77e440d87b0489e37f14ae3.jpg)
Obatzda Für Den Biergarten German Cheese Spread
![Fresh butter](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/blwaTwkv-X09mDVQyfG5nGvyCkY=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/153936633-56a36d283df78cf7727d5781.jpg)
Learn About Butter and How It's Made
![German Potato Noodles - Badische Schupfnudeln on a white platter](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/M9eBCMoABTNw-ZDArbETIyD2NX0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/german-potato-noodles-badische-schupfnudeln-1447178-hero-01-369144f5f21944848e6877b4630f4f0f.jpg)
German Potato Noodles - Badische Schupfnudeln
![Cookies in a tray](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/FZasb5XT1cxEumpGK20oUlz32_4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-cookies-in-tray-650042351-583306f95f9b58d5b10a2b63.jpg)
Amerikaner - Cake-Like Cookies Frosted on the Bottom
![Southern German Potato Salad (Schwäbische Kartoffelsalat)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/vOlhWBesq7iS1einjWBwZOfDrFs=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/potato-salad-swabia-schwabische-kartoffelsalat-1447186-hero-01-900c5d8370674439a2a8ef7f4fbb413a.jpg)
Southern German Potato Salad (Schwäbische Kartoffelsalat)
![European style pancakes on a plate](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/nP_agd3AMJHiwTJTzYtWSPllQ9c=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/european-style-pancakes-on-a-plate-172204271-5832e74a3df78c6f6a459a27.jpg)
Sweet German Pancakes With Sugar and Lemon
![German Green sauce with potatoes and hard boiled eggs](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/UkP-yxXA_GcKQFTKIQn98MOrvyo=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-596104852-582e5bde5f9b58d5b110cd9f.jpg)
Frankfurt's Famous Green Sauce
![Frikadellen recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/nNijg0HxpDgQqm6-2a0dWdjzYyI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/basic-frikadellen-1447071-hero-01-c3eb2089c00e46edae1c37ec4c51682a.jpg)
Make German Fried Meat Patties
![Pork shoulder](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/CRd0uzx6dtTC-bPFeekXJd7SSlM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-85650217-56de73725f9b5854a9f64a2d.jpg)
Smoked and Cured Homemade German Bacon (Bauchspeck)
![German Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (Kohlrouladen)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/9Uf2AcxHqFbNP73N_gqY5_ttMDM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/german-cabbage-rolls-simple-1447073-hero-01-eef2412e7e2d4d309c7cc45f8c04a51e.jpg)
Kohlrouladen: German Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
![Butterkuchen: german butter cake](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/aKzibFT_SdwVT6mzh3i_NXsSE9M=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/butterkuchen-522670645-5ac638523037130037687ce0.jpg)
Authentic German Butter Cake (Butterkuchen)
![Turkish Flatbread Fladenbrot](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/SwalwsTLBJ9DBioyuKZzmZY_d3s=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/turkish-flatbread-fladenbrot-recipe-found-in-germany-1446681-da024f251b5b4603aa75b8634562bbd8.jpg)
Turkish Flatbread (Fladenbrot) Found in Germany
![German Deep Dish Onion Pie](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/1pPmHogbT5Uh9vdyPZyUK4jgLHg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-Westend61-515031471-fdac195e9e4740bfadb6c688f37658ce.jpg)
German Deep Dish Onion Pie
![red cabbage](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/3pJGNm5ow8ZNY2w1pw7Jcxyff3Q=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/7846462364_64c4edf30a_o-58a47bd23df78c475875225b.jpg)
German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl)
![Crock pot beef rouladen](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/BsFzg0Onr46uwWov5U_nw5TseWg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Crockpot-Beef-Rouladen-58adccf33df78c345bddca3a.jpg)
Crock Pot Beef Rouladen
![German spice cookies recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/arqek3VIn8TdvHi-eiWNUPbAym8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/german-spice-cookies-spekulatius-recipe-1446782-hero-01-4287b4af633743a08f3a6aeb3251faa1.jpg)
Spekulatius (German Spice Cookies) Recipe
![Scrambled Eggs With Spinach](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/AaEzwoIO6AoLAUJ3BKlzLcIxgy4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/scrambled-eggs-with-spinach-481680-Hero_04-34505b07385045fabbbcc1941ad0337b.jpg)
Scrambled Eggs With Spinach
![Donuts](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/TQJnFQCyjjTwPXcXpz5NbEpe174=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-72742660-56c248175f9b5829f86800b0.jpg)
Schmalzkuchen (Little German Doughnuts)
![Dutch Baby Pancake](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/EJ6E6AxfqbgKdkVpOz34VH0bhX8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/dutch-baby-pancake-590698131-57dc4a7c5f9b586516b8e125.jpg)
German Apple Pancakes
![Lentils](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/B_gZKU-R_MHK9SY88x_2cyEadsM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-186470036-56de73b85f9b5854a9f64a35.jpg)
German Lentil Stew With Noodles and Frankfurters