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Lecker! Lecker! Favourite German Christmas Foods from Aachen

13th December 2011 By Urvashi Roe

aachener printen gingerbread

I have fond memories of my year at University in Cologne, Germany.  It was a wonderful year of new experiences.  Kolsch beer, seeded breads, stinky cheeses, all night parties at the ‘Bunker’ bar, learning how to play pool, getting my first DJ slot….an endless list.  What I remember most of all though is Germany at […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: aachener printen, baking, Christmas, cooking, flammkuchen, germany, gingerbread, gluhwein, recipes, reibekuchen

Aachener Printen – German Gingerbread

13th December 2011 By Urvashi Roe

aachener Printen Gingerbread

Aachener Printen is a speciality gingerbread or Lebkuchen sold in the masses to the masses at Christmas.  Recipes are closely guarded  secrets but my German friend gave me this version. You’ll need 500g golden syrup 500g plain flour 50g candied peel 2tsp baking powder 2tsp ground star anise 2tbsp ground coriander seeds 2tsp ground cinnamon […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, Christmas, GBBO, gingerbread

Advent Traditions Old and New

1st December 2011 By Urvashi Roe

The great thing about having young children is that they ask you a lot of questions.  Usually these can be explained easily or even answered by themselves with a little return questioning from me. Lately though my girls have been asking questions that need a little  research or even an “I don’t know”. Let’s take advent calendars […]

Filed Under: Random Thoughts Tagged With: advent, baking, cake pop, Christmas, cooking, craft, praline, stocking filler, xmas

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