Bake wholesome #realbread at home with tried and tested recipes from The Bread She Bakes
Living in Scotland, I missed Austrian breads and that’s the reason why I started this blog! Over the years I’ve built up a nice collection of Austrian bread recipes – different bread types and styles – including traditional family recipes.
Here’s a selection of recipes to get you started –
Experiment with Brotgewürz (bread spice mix) to give your Austrian black breads their authentic flavour.
I’m adding Austrian bread recipes frequently, so check back in if you haven’t found what you’re looking for or leave a comment with a request!
Germknödel are large, steamed yeast dumplings filled with Powidl (a type of plum jam made only of plums – no sugar – which cooks for many to reduce down to a dark purple puree). A delicious sweet dish and all-time favourite served in Austrian ski huts, Germknödel are the perfect treat for a cold winter’s day! Germknödel are often served with clear … Read more
A new favourite! This rye bread with sunflower seeds is amazing – rye sourdough, malt and toasted sunflower seeds give this bread its delicious flavour. While sunflower seeds usually only have a very mild taste, toasting them evokes a wonderfully nutty flavour. Additionally, they are a great source of Vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, magnesium … Read more
Easter is a great time for baking – Spring is in the air, early gardening efforts are starting to bear fruit and there are lots of lovely seasonal baking ideas to play with. Hot cross buns are the traditional Easter treat in the UK. However, I’m not a huge fan of their fruit-heavy doughs and usually … Read more
The traditional German Christmas bread called Stollen is a rich, sweet fruit bread made with butter, milk, spices and rum-soaked dried fruit and nuts. Here I present my very own version of Xmas Stollen – my sourdough Stollen recipe for all you adventurous bakers out there. To provide some background: I’ve always wanted to be a … Read more
I’m just back from one of my family visits in Austria. I really love autumn in Austria and in our garden the ‘Zwetschken’ (a local plum variety; ‘Zwetschgen’ in German) were pretty much ready to be plucked off the tree. So that’s what we did and my granny baked the lovely fresh fruit into some … Read more
A fantastic recipe brought to you by Annemarie and her son Martin Buchmayr from Franking in the Austrian Innviertel! These delicious rye loaves are baked in a homemade brick oven. Here are some impressions from a typical baking day in Franking- Ingredients – 250g light rye flour (R960) 300g wheat flour (strong bread flour) Approx. … Read more
Austrian bread dumplings are an absolute treat and Zedl, our traditional family bread, is the BEST starting point for making these brilliant boiled bread balls. In general, you will only need a few ingredients to make Austrian bread dumplings: stale white bread rolls, milk, water, eggs, salt and chives for decoration (optional). Austrian bread dumplings are great … Read more
Spending some days at home in the Austrian Innviertel last week, I got to indulge in one of my all-time-favourite breads: Zedl (also referred to as Innviertler Zelten or Zeltl). Zedl are enriched Austrian bread rolls, traditionally baked in the Upper Austrian region of the Innviertel. My mum bakes Zedl every week, as did her … Read more
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We are celebrating here. With potato bread and champagne, great combination, try it! Potato bread makes use of potatoes to replace some of the wheat flour. The addition of potatoes keeps the bread moist and prevents it from crumbling. Usually, potato bread recipes use either raw or cooked potatoes. In this recipe, … Read more
This is a recipe my aunt from Höhnhart, Upper Austria shared with me (thank you Berta :-)). Berta and I are connected by our passion for bread and while she has been a master for years, I’m just at the beginning of my bread journey! This bread is super-delicious with just butter and cheese. Add carrots, … Read more