Authentic German Recipes

German Recipes

Basic cooking and baking with these authentic German recipes are easy. Choose from hundreds of authentic German recipes all home cooked by Oma. Pick from a variety of appetizers, soups, main dishes, side dishes, salads and desserts to create an unforgettable meal. The starter could be one of the soups. Afterward followed by an authentic sauerbraten served with yeast dumplings and red cabbage and ending with a pastry or pudding.

Oma’s recipes are easy to prepare. First, you find the list of ingredients and hints how and where to find them or what to use as a substitute. Pictures show step by step how to prepare the food and what gadgets to use before finishing the dish.

You will find traditional recipes for holidays, festivities, and everyday cooking as well as for a barbecue in the garden and typical party recipes. The desserts are consisting of a variety of cakes, pastries, fruit, puddings and of course the famous German Christmas cookies and stollen.

Browse through these traditional German recipes, and I am sure you will find the one or other dish that you like, and that might remind you of your childhood or your Oma.

Original German Doughnut Recipe
Traditional German Lentil Soup
Solid Layer Cake
Flavored Butter Spreads Recipe
German Chocolate Log Cake
German Vanilla Horn Cookies
Traditional German Thumbprint Cookies
German Spritz Cookies
German Butter Cookies Recipe
German Homemade Spaetzle
German Lemon Heart Cookies
German Cinnamon Stars Recipe