Posts made in May 11th, 2011

Kugelhopf, The Best After Party Breakfast

Posted by bobbienoto on May 11, 2011 in Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries | 15 comments

Cake or Bread Still Delicious This Article also appears on AskMissA There is an entire historical culinary battle to Kugelhopf, the German’s claim they invented the cake-bread and the French claim it was there innovation. Kugelhopf, a cake known in Germany since the Middle Ages, was resurrected in 1840 by an Alsatian pastry maker, Georges, who opened a boutique in the Chausée d’Antin  in Paris. The  kugelhopf, became a Viennese specialty, a sweet yeast-bread similar to brioche ; the traditional version generally contains yeast, raisins  and is decorated with almond baked into...