British Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns are sweet, spiced buns. They are traditionally eaten on Good Friday and Easter in general. I am always curious about the stories behind traditions and culture. Wikipedia has some interesting information about these hot cross buns. The most obvious part is the cross on top of the bun symbolizing Jesus’ crucifixion. The [...]
Chinese-Style Chicken Buns
These chicken buns are delicious. The filling is very easy to make and has a wonderful Asian flavour. Altogether it takes a little bit of time to prepare these filled buns but the delicious result is definitely worth the effort. However, they are not difficult to make quite the contrary. Served with a side salad, [...]
Norwegian Crescent Breakfast Rolls
I love Scandinavia. I love the people, the landscape, the cities, the lifestyle… I have been to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark many times even though not often enough if you ask me. The part of northern Germany where I grew up was actually Swedish for quite some time. In my opinion, the mentality of northern [...]
Romanian Sweet Cheese and Raisin Pastries – Poale’n Brâu
While living in Romania for several years, I grew to love the different pastries there. Some are quite similar and others very different to German pastries. This pastry is a lightly sweet bun with a filling inside. These pastries can have different fillings, from a rather hearty salty cheese filling to sweet, fruity fillings. This recipe makes pastries with a sweet cheese filling [...]
Healthy Whole Wheat Bread
This is a very simple and easy whole wheat bread recipe. It’s a quite a healthy choice as an everyday bread. It contains mainly whole wheat flour, some olive oil and some honey. It is prepared relatively quickly, too. You need to let it rise once and then simply bake it. In less then 2 hours, [...]
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