Most Loved German Bakery Items And From Where To Get Them

Germans love bread, and hence, one can find a maximum number of bakeries here compared to any other country. The German bakery items are not limited to desserts and cakes but open to a huge variety of bread. The below-mentioned ones are Germany’s most famous bakery items, along with the bakeries where one can find them.

Brötchen

Brötchen is a type of bread roll that is smaller in size and round or oblong in shape. A single loaf of bread is served along with the meal. People consume it either plain or with butter, as a whole, or as a sandwich.

Where to find:

• • Siebert Bakery (Berlin)
  • Hacker Backerie and Konditorei (Berlin)
  • Backwerk Berlin Alexanderplatz Station (Berlin)

Mohnkuchen

This is a very popular and traditional cake made and loved by Germans. It is a poppy seed cake carrying a shortcrust base, a super creamy filling of a poppy seed, and a topping of buttery crumbs, known as streusel. This term also includes various types of sponge cakes. This cake can be savored on special occasions or even on casual afternoons.

Where to find:

• • Krautzig Bakery and Cake (Berlin)
  • Backhaus Walzel (Nurnberg)
  • Bakerei Kronberger (Frankfurt)

Bretzel

Bretzels are yet another type of bread made from rye or wheat flour. These are of varied shapes and sizes, but the traditional ones used to take the form of a twisted knot. There are three types of bretzels, namely soft, hard, and classic.

Soft bretzels/pretzels are large and chewy textured; hard ones are small and crunchy. In contrast, the classic ones are salty and generally seasoned with garlic, nuts, seeds, cinnamon sugar, chocolate, or any other topping. Tye bretzels are served with dips such as yogurt, mustard, and cheese.

Where to find:

• • Brezel Berlin (Berlin)
  • Brezelina (Munich)
  • Brezelbackerei Ditsch (Berlin)

Bienenstich

Bienenstich is also known as bee sting cake. It is a dessert cake made up of a sweet yeast dough topped with caramelized almonds carrying the filling of cream, vanilla custard, or butter cream. Germans love this cake right from the beginning of the 20th century.

Where to find:

• • Brotquelle (Berlin)
  • Konditorei Holger Ronnfeld (Hamburg)
  • The Schurener Backparadies (Dortmund)

Marzipan

Marzipan is a confectionery item primarily consisting of honey, sugar, and ground almonds. It is used in making sweets, biscuits, glaze for cakes, etc. Its paste can also be used as a baking ingredient at times.

Where to find:

• Mokkateeria Bread and Sweets (Frankfurt)
• L’Art Sucré GmbH (Frankfurt)
• Bakery and Cake Shop Steingruber (Nurnberg)

Käsekuchen

Popularly known as Cheesecake, Käsekuchen is a multi-layered dessert wherein the upper and thickest layer is soft and creamy and consists of eggs and sugar. The bottom layer could be anything, from crushed cookies and crackers to sponge cake. Käsekuchen or cheesecake may be baked or unbaked and comes in various flavors like chocolate, vanilla, and lemon, being topped with sauces, fruits, nuts, whipped cream, etc., or any other ingredient liked by people.

Where to find:

• • Café & Cheesecake Bakery (Quedlinburg)
  • Backwerk Berlin Alexanderplatz station (Berlin)
  • ZEIT FÜR BROT (Frankfurt am Main)

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