Yeast - Strudel & Schnitzel

Kaiser Roll

Austrians refer to bread rolls as “Semmerl” and most will not only associate the bread’s appearance with this word but also a particular sound and...

Beugel

The classic Beugel (a crescent-shaped pastry) is a little like a croissant although not quite as fluffy and light and with (or also without) a...

Reindling

It is its sweetness which gives the traditional Carinthian Easter feast its unique sweet-savoury flavour. The cake has various names depending on the region but...

Germknödel

Flaky dough with a delicious filling! Classic Germknödel (yeast dumplings) with sweet plum spread filling drizzled with warm butter and sugar and poppyseed are a...

Austrian Fried Dough

Their name might shock – “Gebackene Mäuse” is German for “Austrian Fried Doughs”– yet they are as harmless as they are delicious (the name comes...

Krapfen

Delicious, golden baked yeast dough with a fruit or creamy filling and sprinkled with a little sugar – this is how the Austrians love their...

Austrian Recipe, Side dishes

Grammelpogatscherl

They are small and round and the best bit is biting into them and tasting the crunchy greaves (similar to pork crackling). Grammelpogatscherl are small...

Striezel

A hand-braided sweet yeast dough – striezel, also known as a “Zopf” (braid) in many places in Austria, is a traditional bread made according to...

Buchteln

Austrian Buchteln, also colloquially referred to as “Wuchteln” as they’re so impressive, are yeast dough rolls with a delicious filling. The dough, which usually has...

Culinary Neighbors

Pizza

Pizza is on everyone’s lips – the culinary import from Italy is the Wiener Schnitzel and the Sacher Torte in honour, one of the favourite...

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