Baking Corner, Part 6.

Dear users, dear authors,
Here is Part 6 of the Baking Corner.
I hope you all continue to enjoy baking.

You can read the previous posts here via the link. 
Baking Corner, Part 5 

Here’s the marble cake my husband made—it’s so delicious, I’m telling you :-)

Love, Inge

drool

Oh, I’d love to try that right now. With whipped cream—yummy

I’ve been busy yesterday and today. I prepared all the doughs yesterday and baked them today.

Four different kinds of bread for today’s celebration.... 

I can smell it all the way over here ;-) :-)) The bread looks great

Best regards, Inge

It smells wonderful in here.

Inge, your marble cake looks delicious, and even with whipped cream. I can’t do without it. Mmm, yummy. I’m getting hungry already.

Petra, your breads look really delicious too. What kinds are they? Seeded bread?

Andrea, those were 4 different kinds of bread; only one had flaxseeds and sunflower seeds.

I always bake with a wheat sourdough starter (which I keep in the fridge and reuse over and over) along with flour and whatever ingredients come to mind.

Most of the time I just use 405 flour—it goes well with everything. 

We’re enjoying

the rest of the birthday cake: hazelnut cake, cherries, and whipped cream

😍 Ooooh, I’d definitely stop by and give that a try.

It looks really delicious and I’m sure it tastes great.

The cake looks delicious :-)
Last night I asked my husband to bake me some rolls today; I was craving them again. Look, this is the result :-)
They’re incredibly delicious again, and they couldn’t be any fresher.

Best, Inge

Those really do look great!

Today I baked the apple clouds using Akela’s recipe. 

There are so many 🍎🍏🍎 lying around in our orchards; nobody picks them up. So sad.

And delicious, right? We love them, too :-)

Best wishes, Inge

Yes, they’re that delicious. And they’re quick to bake

I got some plums on sale today :-)

Best regards, Inge

I baked two Zwieflplootz today—it was my husband’s birthday request. They’re delicious, I tell you :-)))

Love, Inge

That looks really delicious, Inge.

Happy birthday to your husband!

Those look really good! My mouth is watering!
And congratulations to your sweetheart!

Those look delicious!

Belated happy birthday to your husband—and above all, good health!

My husband thanks you all for your birthday wishes :-)

Since my birthday is next week, the family always gets together the weekend in between, and we celebrate both birthdays together. I already baked an apple cake today; tomorrow I’ll make an onion tart, and we’ll have pizza for dinner. If that’s not enough, I still have a cake base for a fruit tart lying around—it’ll be topped in no time and ready to enjoy :-)

Best regards, Inge

I hope you have a wonderful celebration and lots of fun with your family, Inge.

Thanks, Marlies! I added a lemon cake today because my granddaughter doesn’t like cakes with fruit that’s been warmed up. She’s a bit of a fussy eater, but what can Grandma do? She gets up early and bakes another one :-))))

Love, Inge

That’s just how grandmas are, Inge, and they really do enjoy doing it. 😉

Exactly, Marlies—grandmas are just like that :-)

My husband baked one of my favorite cakes for me today—a marble cake with chocolate icing—and I also topped a fruit tart, because my daughter has diabetes and can’t really handle too many sweets, but my grandson sure can :-)

Love, Inge

Oh, the platter on which the marble cake is sitting is one of the most cherished items I have in my kitchen. It used to belong to my grandmother and is already about 80 years old.

Love, Inge

After a very long time, I baked again.

Veeery 😋 

My husband thought it was taking too long to wait until the end of the month to start baking cookies, so he tried out a recipe today—oatmeal cookies.

Oatmeal Cookies:
200 grams butter, 200 grams sugar, 1 packet vanilla sugar, 1 egg, 250 grams rolled oats, 100 grams flour, 1 packet baking powder.
Mix everything well, form small mounds with a teaspoon, and place them on a baking sheet. Bake at 200°C (top/bottom heat) for 10–12 minutes.

Love, Inge

Those look delicious, Inge.🤗

Inge, I like the idea of baking cookies. Yours look delicious.

I had a baking day too—I had a lot of sourdough starter on hand, so I baked a pumpkin loaf, a loaf with pesto, and a wheat loaf with plenty of whole grains.

Hmmmm, that bread looks delicious!

I was in the mood for a tasty apple cake today, so I baked one this afternoon ;.)))

Best regards, Inge

Your cake looks absolutely delicious, too. Apples are so versatile. Right now, I keep making your recipe for the apple clouds. They’re so quick to make, and everyone here loves them. 

I tried a new recipe

Cinnamon rolls – I'm curious to see how they taste

It's cold here, so cinnamon is a good fit

Mmmmmmm, if they taste as good as they look, then bon appétit :-)

Love, Inge

Those look very appetizing, Petra. Enjoy them!

Hmmmm, everything here looks so delicious. Cinnamon rolls—I’d love to see the recipe for those, Petra. We like them, too.

I just baked the apple clouds again (recipe by Inge). But since I also wanted something Christmassy for afternoon tea, I added 1 tsp of gingerbread spice and 2 tsp of cocoa to the dough.

They taste absolutely amazing!! I like this version so much that I’m going to stick with it during the winter. Next time, I’ll bake in a few cocoa nibs as well.

Here’s a photo:


My favorite guy diced the apples so beautifully into tiny cubes—he has the patience of a saint.

Apple cake and cinnamon rolls—I’d have a hard time choosing between them.

I baked my first stollen using my sourdough starter. The annoying thing is that they have to mature first… and I’m just soooo curious to see how they turned out.

Claudia, I just couldn’t resist. I’m sure it tastes great by now, too.

I’d like to bake a Stollen with my wheat sourdough starter next week and I’m already looking forward to it. Yours must have turned out delicious—are you staying strong and letting them rest? 

Monika, I’ll have to remember your variation on the apple clouds.  

As for the cinnamon rolls, I can share the original recipe with you. But that’s not how I baked them. More on that after the recipe

300 ml lukewarm milk
35 grams yeast
one packet of vanilla sugar
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
70 grams butter
480 grams flour

Let the dough rise once for 30 minutes, then roll it out, brush it with 50 grams of melted butter, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on top, and roll it up. Place the rolls in a baking dish and let them rise again for 10 minutes. Before baking, pour 100 ml of cream over them. Bake at 180 degrees for 25 minutes. 


I bake everything with my wheat sourdough starter and try to replace animal-based ingredients. 

So I had 150 grams of wheat sourdough starter.
2 tbsp sugar,
1/2 tsp salt
70 grams sunflower margarine
480 grams flour 
300 ml oat milk 

I let this dough rise for 15 hours at room temperature. Then I made the rolls, added margarine, sugar and cinnamon (don’t skimp), rolled them up and let them rest again for 3 hours until they had risen well. Then I poured plant-based cream substitute over them and put them in the oven. 

So Göga baked the first cookies :-)

Love, Inge

not baked, but at least just as delicious, if not more :-)))))))))
you need silicone molds
slivered almonds
block chocolate
rum flavoring or arrack
Melt the block chocolate in a water bath, lightly toast the almonds in a pan, add 2-3 drops of rum flavoring or arrack to the melted chocolate. Fill the silicone mold about halfway with the toasted almonds, then pour the melted chocolate on top; it works quite well with a sauce spoon that has a narrow spout at the front. Then put the whole thing in the refrigerator for a few hours so the chocolate firms up again, then remove from the mold and enjoy—these are so incredibly delicious [yellow-lol]

Best, Inge

And now they’re ready to enjoy—and let me tell you, they’re delicious :-)))))))

Best wishes, Inge

Oh, those look delicious, and I can imagine they’re absolutely delicious.

Enjoy! 

Last night, my husband baked a marble cake for the first time in a long while; it was very tasty and, above all, very light and fluffy.
You can find the recipe for the marble cake on YouTube under “Polsen backt Marmorkuchen.” :-)

Best regards, Inge

That looks really delicious and fluffy, Inge. 🍽🤤

Göga baked ham-and-cheese sticks again today for dinner :-)))

Love, Inge

It really makes you jealous—they look absolutely amazing *.*

Today he baked puff pastry cheese sticks—they’re so delicious :-)))

Best regards, Inge

They look delicious, Inge. Your husband really spoils you.

Inge, your husband is really great. He really spoils you.

We had apple crumble cake on the patio today.

Today I baked my apple cake again—the last time I made it was back in October :-) My husband already asked if I still remember how to make it :-))) Of course I do, and here it is:

Love, Inge

A few days ago, I bought an air fryer, and today I baked a cake in it—a cheese-and-cherry cake without a crust. It turned out great.

Yesterday I was in the mood for a light, delicious nut cake, :-) so I headed into the kitchen and baked one for us. My husband was already licking his lips while it was still in the oven :-)
Normally, you’re supposed to put a glaze on top, but in the summer that’s just a *messy* business, so I always skip it.

Love, Inge

Wow, Inge, you’re always making such delicious things. We’ll all stop by sometime to try some.
It looks absolutely delicious.

The nut cake sounds interesting.

Have you been baking?




Over the weekend, I baked Inge’s apple clouds.

We love them

Great, Petra—you guys really love these little treats, don’t you? :-) They sure are 😋 😋

Hugs, Inge

Have you baked anything?

Today my husband baked a delicious walnut strudel instead of Easter bread—just the aroma wafting through our apartment right now is truly heavenly. Best regards, Inge

Inge, it definitely looks delicious. I’ve never tried a walnut filling before. That’s something to try next time.

I also baked diligently (using a stand mixer and my left hand) for our Easter bonfire yesterday:

sponge cake, Easter bunnies, and a loaf of bread



Unfortunately, the rain came along with the guests, so our Easter bonfire wasn’t quite as cozy as we’d planned. 

You were really hard at work despite only having one hand, Petra—your baked goods look delicious, too.
Yesterday, Göga cut into the strudel—man, it’s so fluffy and delicious. He found the recipe for this strudel somewhere online, but he can’t remember exactly where anymore.

Love, Inge

I baked my quark cake again today. Mmm, delicious and fluffy


Have a great weekend!

Just looking at your cake is making my mouth water—it looks so delicious, Andrea. 😋

Yep, you really shouldn’t peek in here—it always makes you hungry right away.

:-)))) That’s right, Veronika, always such really delicious baked goods, yum yum yum


Best, Inge

So you can enjoy the cake too, here’s the recipe (GDR Baking Book, Verlag für die Frau).
For my pan, I used half the ingredients; otherwise, this is for a baking sheet.

50–100 g margarine
6 eggs (I always use 5, that’s enough) — yolks only — beat the egg whites and fold them into the batter at the end
300 g sugar
2 lemons (I use bottled lemon juice, plus a little ready-made grated lemon zest)
1 kg dry quark
100 g semolina (powder)
1 packet baking powder
1 tbsp flour
Pinch of salt

Cream the margarine, egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and grated zest until fluffy. Beat in the quark passed through a sieve, the semolina, and the baking powder sifted with the flour.
Gently fold in the lightly salted, stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake for at least 50–60 minutes (depending on the oven) at medium heat until golden brown.
Enjoy!

Inspired by Andreas’s delicious quark cake, I baked a whole bunch of little quark cakes yesterday and preserved them in jars. I topped the crusts with various fruits (strawberries, raspberries, mandarins) and spread the quark mixture on top. Baked and preserved this way, they’ll last forever—but not in my house. I’m a huge cheesecake fan, after all. You put in the effort once and get 20 little treats to enjoy.

Best regards, Ina

That’s such a great idea! Although shelf life would be the least of my worries. 🤣

Hmmm… cheesecake.
That wouldn’t last long around here either.

We had sourdough bread again this time.

Today there was no cake, but walnut waffles.


Best regards, Inge

Inge, your waffles look delicious. A nice change of pace.

I just took some vegan cinnamon rolls out of the oven today.

Cinnamon rolls sound delicious, Petra. I love pastries with cinnamon.

Mmm, it smells so good in here. It’s enough to make you hungry. So many delicious treats.

Ina, thank you so much for this great idea. Enjoy your treats!
Around here, cake never lasts long—yum, yum, yum.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, with some delicious cake!

Ever since my husband retired, he’s rediscovered his love for the kitchen—he’s passionate about cooking and baking. Today he made a tuna pizza again—it was so delicious, I’m telling you, because he even makes the dough himself. I brought back some cedar cheese from town the other day. :-)

Have you been baking?

I picked up some plums while shopping today and just baked a plum cake. It’s been out of the oven for just 5 minutes :-))



Best regards, Inge

Inge, I can smell it—oh, it smells so good.

I’m also getting some plums and renegloden as a gift today. I’ll use some of them to make a cake, and the rest will be turned into jam.

I’ll be kneading bread dough today, and tomorrow I’ll be baking again. 

Last night, the TV stayed off again—there wasn’t anything good on anyway. :-))
Suddenly, I heard some clattering in the kitchen, so I went to see what my husband was up to. He was mixing up some cake batter—here’s the result: a walnut strudel. It’s sooooooooooooooooo delicious :-))))





Love, Inge

Today, my husband and I baked our first Zwieflplooz :-) I’ll tell you, it’s divine again :-))



Love, Inge

Yesterday we had another family dinner, and everyone was there. 



I baked my son’s favorite cake for him.

Do your family members also keep asking for their favorite cakes? Is it always the same one, or does each family member have a different one? 
 

Have you been baking?

Yeah, I baked an apple cake today—I had so many apples that needed to be used up :-)



Best regards, Inge

Mmmmm, that looks delicious!
I don’t bake cakes anymore—my husband was the cake fan here; I’m not really into sweets. I’ve already given away most of my baking pans.
However, I did bake a loaf of bread once. Have you heard of Bäckers? They have various bread mixes and a matching silicone pan (though, theoretically, you could also bake the bread in a tin can or a loaf pan)—which results in smaller, rounder loaves that I can easily finish on my own as a single person.
I tried the spelt roll—it was very quick and easy to make, and really delicious.



 

Baked my first gingerbread today—Elisen gingerbread :-)



Best regards, Inge

How’s your baking going?

Yes, Josefa, Easter is fast approaching, and my husband has once again scoured the web looking for a delicious recipe—and he found one right away. He baked a very tasty Easter braid today—let me tell you, it’s absolutely delicious. The dough was mixed with prunes, dried apricots, sultanas, and candied lemon peel. You can’t even imagine the aroma—HMMMMMMMMMMMMM :-)

  

Love, Inge

That looks great!

Are you in the mood to bake again now that the heat has subsided?