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Apfelschlangerl – An Austrian Apple Cake

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Apfelschlangerl  – typical Austrian again – just like the Apricot Dumplings and Buchteln.

Surprisingly this apple cake is not really known in Germany. In Bavaria they would call it apple strudel, but its not an apple strudel. The apple strudel is more a long drawn-out dough.

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Buchteln

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We are going through a so called golden October. Cold in the morning, sunshine and blue sky during the day. A weather for Buchteln.

 

A typical austrian type of bun. Ovenbaked yeast dumplings filled with jam.

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Mango Kutcha

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This  is a fruity, spicy, slightly hot speciality from Mauritius. Delicious!

Mmmhhh!! Just thinking about it, brings water in the mouth. Read more

Chocolate Mandarin

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What is behind door number 6? Let’s look!

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Scones

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Scones are typical english! They are eaten at tea time with double cream and a marmelade, black tea with a drop of milk.

We have scones mostly on weekends for breakfast. Warm with butter melting… I love it with jam. Just delicious!!!

 

My husband enjoys it with butter and cheese (preferably cheddar 🙂 ).

Our kids love it with everything!

 

The dough is easy and fast to prepare and baked.

This is the family recipe from Mauritius. It has been handed down over the last years and everyone in the family bakes them. From Mauritius to Australia to England over to Gemany/Austria.

 

Our daughter shows you how to make them:

Scones
Gericht: Breakfast, Tea Time
Länder & Regionen: English
Zutaten
  • 280 g flour
  • 2 TL baking powder
  • 1 TL sugar
  • 1 TL salt
  • 45 g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 125 ml milk
Anleitungen
  1.  Whisk milk and egg.

  2. Sive flour and baking powder, mix in salt and sugar.

  3. Cut the butter in little pieces and mix well with flour.

  4. Pour milk-egg-mixture in center of flour and knead lightly.

  5. Put an a floured surface and roll out to 1,5-2 cm thick, cut out.

    Brush with milk.

  6. Bake in preheated oven at 220° C, for 12 - 14 minutes.

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They taste best still lukewarm.
We like to do twice the amount.

Enjoy baking! (it‘s really quick ?)

Maggi und Family

 

 

Homemade tomato ketchup

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I always make this tomato ketchup in summer, when tomatoes are of abundance – from our garden or from the shop.

Tomato ketchup tastes very good with grilled chicken or turkey. If the weather is bad, we would roast the chicken in the oven and tomato ketchup shouldn’t be missing.

As bring along to BBQ parties.

 

 

 

It is very fruity, slightly sour and sweet in taste. Can not be compared with the normal ketchup in the supermarket. Our children are crazy about it.

I use very ripe tomatoes, gelling agent 3:1, for example…

 

Like jam, homemade ketchup should be stored in a cool, dark room or cellar. Used jars should be kept in the refrigerator.

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Homemade tomato ketchup
This homemade tomato ketchup goes with grilled chicken or turkey best.


Zutaten
  • 1 kg ripe tomatoes
  • 250 g onions
  • 1 apple
  • 300 g sugar
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1,5 Tbsp red pepper powder
  • 1 tsp pepper freshly ground
  • 0,5 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 200 ml vinegar
  • 1/2 package gelling agent 3:1
Anleitungen
  1. Cut the tomatoes into quarters and the apples into eight. Put to simmer for about 20 min.

    Strain.

  2. Dice the onions and add to the tomato puree. 

    Add 200g sugar, salt, red pepper powder, pepper, cinnamon, and vinegar. 

    Put the crushed coriander seeds and the bay leaves into a tea bag and put in the pot.

  3. Let simmer for 15 min stirring  occasionally.

  4. Mix sugar and gelling agent 3:1 together and mix well into the ketchup. 

    Simmer further 3 minutes.

  5. Remove the spice bag. 

    Rinse the jars with boiling water and pour in the hot tomato ketchup. 

    Closing the jars immediately tight = vacuum.

 

Strainers I use:

 

Best regards

Maggi & Family

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