1956 Bavarian Cookbook PDF — German Puddings & Strudel Vol. 11 | Babette's Table

This cookbook was a 1956 wedding gift to my mother. She's gone now — but her recipes aren't.

Volume 11 returns to the Süßspeisen chapter — the puddings, strudel, and sweet dishes of a 1956 Bavarian kitchen. Volume 3 only sampled the chapter's opening pages; this second helping moves into its more involved territory. There's German French toast made from stale rolls, a hand-stretched apple strudel, the torn-and-caramelized Kaiserschmarrn, a true soufflé in Salzburger Nockerl, and molded sweets like chocolate flammery and wine jelly for a more formal evening.

Each of the ten recipes includes:
— The original German name and recipe number from the Bayerisches Kochbuch
— Two headnote paragraphs connecting the dish to its time and place and to my mother's kitchen
— A historical note on the original recipe and its place in mid-century German cooking
— Ingredients in US measurements (cups, tbsp, oz, lbs) with metric equivalents
— A clear, step-by-step method
— A "week built around this dish" grid — five days built around a single recipe, so nothing goes to waste

What's inside:
— Poor Knights, or German French Toast (Karthäuserklöße, or Arme Ritter) — Nr. 589
— German Pancakes (Pfannkuchen) — Nr. 597
— Kaiserschmarrn — Nr. 604
— Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel) — Nr. 613
— Bread Pudding (Semmelauflauf) — Nr. 617
— Apple or Cherry Casserole (Apfel- oder Kirschenauflauf) — Nr. 623
— Salzburg Soufflé Dumplings (Salzburger Nockerl) — Nr. 637
— Apricot Meringue Bake (Aprikosenmeringenspeise) — Nr. 641
— Chocolate Flammery (Schokoladenflammerie) — Nr. 645
— Wine Jelly (Weingelee) — Nr. 649

About the source:
Bayerisches Kochbuch (Bavarian Cookbook) by Maria Hofmann, 26th edition, Birken-Verlag München, 1956. Given as a wedding gift to my mother, Erna Paul, on her wedding day in postwar Bavaria.

Also available:
— Soups, Vol. 1 — ten recipes — https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4509353432/1956-bavarian-cookbook-pdf-soups-vol-1-o
— Soups Sampler — three recipes — https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4509356836/1956-bavarian-cookbook-sample-3
— Potato Dishes, Vol. 2 — ten recipes — https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4512343024/1956-bavarian-cookbook-pdf-potato-dishes
— Desserts, Vol. 3 — ten recipes — https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4557590166/1956-bavarian-cookbook-pdf-desserts-vol
— Meat Dishes, Vol. 4 — ten recipes — https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4591464516/1956-bavarian-cookbook-pdf-german-meat

Format & delivery:
Instant digital download. One PDF file, 13 pages, US Letter size. No physical item will be shipped. Print at home or read on any device.

Old recipes. Real stories. A Bavarian kitchen, 1956.

Cover art and first-draft translations were made with AI tools; every recipe was then checked and edited by hand against the original 1956 pages.

All rights of translation and adaptation reserved. This is an original translation and adaptation — not a reproduction of the original German text.

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