Baking Just Like Oma: Traditional German Recipes for the Home Baker

For the newly updated and expanded full-color edition, see "MORE Baking Just Like Oma" (Oma’s Signature Series).This cookbook is the original collection of Oma Gerhild's tried-and-true baking recipes, with beautiful black-and-white photos and helpful hints and tips, for the traditional Black Forest Cherry Cake (plus a super easy version), Apple Strudel, Pretzels, Rye Bread, Chocolate Cream Torte, Cream Puffs, Lebkuchen, Marzipan, and dozens more.Re-create Oma’s Traditional German baked treats right in your kitchen, regardless of where in the world you live. Gerhild Fulson, founder of the blog, Just Like Oma, was born in Germany and learned how to bake delicious bread, rolls, tortes, and Christmas treats at her Mutti's side, skills she now shares with home bakers everywhere.Throughout the book, you’ll find Oma’s Ecke (Grandma’s Corner) offering extra guidance and reassurance, including helpful notes for the few recipes that may use a bread machine and what to do if you don’t have one. Scattered throughout are also charming coloring pages that include special baking tips and hints to support you as you bake along with Oma.To make German baking approachable for everyone, all recipes include both US customary (imperial) and metric measurements. With clear instructions and accessible ingredients, traditional German baking is much easier to recreate than you might think, especially when Oma is right beside you.With easy-to-follow recipes and a special Christmas baking section, you’ll soon be filling your kitchen with the familiar aromas of classic German treats that bring back childhood memories and holiday traditions.So what do you say? Let’s get baking and turn these mouthwatering treats into treasured family favorites, just like Oma Gerhild’s Mutti did before her. Read more