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    German Appetizers

    Entertaining the German way! Cook and bake authentic German appetizers or Vorspeisen, which could also double as snacks for any time of day, such as Flammkuchen (a traditional bacon and onion flatbread), Obatzda (a Bavarian cheese spread) with homemade pretzels.

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      Authentic, Soft German Pretzels (Brezeln)
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      Obatzda (Authentic German Beer Cheese Dip from Bavaria)
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    • pretzels with bacon and cheese on a wooden board
      Soft Pretzel with Bacon and Cheese (Schinken-Käse Brezelstange)
    • pretzel beer bubble bread sitting on a marble platter
      Pretzel Beer Bubble Bread
    • pretzel crackers on a plate with grapes and cheese
      Crackers Recipe (Pretzel Version)
    • ham and cheese sliders with pretzel buns
      German Ham and Cheese Sliders
    • meats and cheese boards on picnic blanket
      Austrian Meat and Cheese Board (Brettljause)
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      How To Build the Perfect Vesperplatte
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      German Semolina Dumpling Soup
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      How to Make Pretzel Hot Dogs
    • German smoked duck breast with root vegetables and barley.
      The BEST Smoked Duck Breast!
    • egg salad on baguette slices
      Easy Egg Salad Recipe
    • fall flammkuchen with bacon, goat cheese and walnuts
      Fall Flammkuchen with Goat Cheese & Walnuts
    • German leek and potato soup in a soup bowl with slices of German rye bread
      German Leek and Potato Soup (Lauchcremesuppe)
    • breakfast flatbread topped with a fried egg
      Breakfast Flammkuchen (German-Style Breakfast Flatbread)
    • white asparagus flatbread on a stone platter with flowers on the side
      Easy White Asparagus Flatbread (Spargel Flammkuchen)
    • flammkuchen tarte flambee on a white marble plate
      Tarte Flambée (Elsässer Flammkuchen)
    • baked summer flamnkuchen topped with corn, bacon, potato and onion
      Amazing Summer Flammkuchen / Tarte Flambée
    • pide flatbread pizzas with different toppings on a wooden serving tray
      Authentic Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza with 2 Fillings)
    • baked chicken drumsticks on a plate
      Crispy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Gebackene Hähnchenkeulen)
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      Foolproof oven-roasted chestnuts

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    Hallo! I'm Sophie Sadler, cookbook author of 'The German Home Kitchen', coming this September, and German food blogger at dirndl kitchen since 2015. I am so happy you’re here! 🥨

    I moved from Trier, Germany to the U.S. in 2009 and soon terribly missed the flavors of home. Crusty German bread, flaky pastries, afternoon Kaffee & Kuchen, and, of course, Döner Kebab and pretzels! So, I started sharing my love for German food and traditions with fun, easy-to-follow recipes. Stay a while, bookmark some recipes, and let’s cook together!

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