Glaze for Fruit Cakes Tortenguss

                 Glaze for Fruit Cakes
                                       
                          Tortenguss

For all of you, whom make strawberry cakes and all other Fruit cakes or Torte what needs
a clear Glaze and you don't have the Package of "Tortenguss" on you: This is for you.

I googled it and it's actually pretty easy.


This is what you need:

- 1 TBSP corn Starch

- 1 -2 TBSP Sugar 

- 250 ml Water



This is how you do it:

Cornstarch and sugar mixed up with a bit water to a slurpy. Cook the rest of the water. When 
hot, add the slurpy to the water. Cook for 1 min.. Let cool for 1 min before pouring it over the 
cake.

You can also use fruit juice instead of water, just don't add sugar then (or less). For a red glaze,
use red fruit juice. 


Guten Appetit

Germknoedel with Vanilla Sauce

               Germknoedel with Vanilla Sauce

This is an Austrian/South German dish. In Rest Germany they call it Dampfnudel. Usually 
the Dampfnudel is without filling though while the Germknoedel has a Plum marmelade
filling.
This is something I usually ate while in Austria. Especially after half day of skiing, at the
Halfway Restaurant on the mountain. It is really not a Dessert because it is to much and
rich to be a Dessert. You can really eat that as a sweet Lunch or Dinner. Its not really
overly sweet though. Just try it and you will see.


This is what you need:

For the Dumpling:

- 2 Cups of Flour

- 1 1/2 TBSP Sugar

- 1/2 TSP Salt

- Zest of 1/2 Lemon

- 1 TSP Dry active yeast

- 1 TSP Sugar

- 1/2 cup warm Milk

- 1 Egg

- 2 TSP Vanilla Sugar and 1/2 TSP Vanilla Extract (or 2 TSP Vanilla Extract)

- 2 TBSP melted Butter


For the Vanilla sauce:

- 2 Eggs

- 1 TBSP Cornstarch

- 2 TSP Vanilla Extract

- 2 TBSP Sugar

- 3/4 cup of Heavy whipping cream

- 1 1/4 cup milk


This is how you do it:

Put the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. The yeast in the warm milk with the TSP sugar should be mixed together and set until it foams. 
Now add the foaming yeast with the melted butter and the Egg to the mixing bowl and kneed it for like 5 min on low speed (or with the hands) until a dough forms. Cover and let it rise for 1 hrs at a warm place.

In the meantime, you can make the Vanilla Sauce. In a saucepan add the 2 Eggs and the Sugar and whisk it until its nice and smooth. Now add the Vanilla extract and the Cornstarch and mix it well. Now add the heavy whipping cream and the milk and mix it well.

On medium heat, set the Sauce to cook, constantly stirring for like 6 min or until it sets. Its getting
really nice and creamy. Put aside.

Mix around 4 TSP of Plum Marmalade with a bit of Rum Flavor. Set aside. In a small bowl, mix Poppy Seeds with a bit powdered Sugar. Set aside.

After the 1 hrs the dough should have doubled in size. If not, let it sit a bit longer. Take it out on a floured surface and make a nice little ball. Divide that bowl into 4. Form the 4 Balls into shape and flatten it. Add 1 TSP of the Plum Marmalade. Close it thorough and form it back to a ball. Slightly cover with Flour so they don't stick. Cover it and let rise another 30 min..

In a big bowl, add 1 inch (2,5 cm) of hot water. Put the Dumplings on a oiled steamer insert. Cover and steam it for 15-17 min..

Take them out, pour the Vanilla Sauce over it and garnish it with the Poppy Seeds and serve.

Guten Appetit

Spaghetti Frutti di Mare Ina Garten

               Spaghetti Frutti di Mare

Everyone in Italy knows a Pasta dish with Seafood. I really really love Seafood. So I searched and searched for a good recipe. I found one from Ina Garten. She really makes some nice italian
food. Easy and simple.


This is what you need:

- Seafood of your choice. Mussels, Scallops, Shrimps, Calamari 

- 1/2 cup Olive Oil

- 4 Gloves Garlic, minced

- 2 TSP Oregano

- 1/2 TSP red Pepper Flakes

- 3-5 peeled and deseeded Tomatoes 

- 1/2 cup of seafood water

- 1/4 cup Lemon juice

- Zest of 1 Lemon

- 1/3 cup Limoncello (optional)

- 1 TBSP Salt

- 1 TSP Pepper


This is how you do it:

Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 TBSP Fish seasoning, 1 TBSP salt to it. Cook the Shrimps for 2-3 min., take them out in a strainer.

Toss the water but keep 2 Cups of it. Add 1 1/2 cups white wine to it. Boil the Scallops and Calamari for 2-3 min.. Take them out and put them to the Shrimps. Now boil the Mussels in the same water until their open. Take the Mussels out, toss the water but keep 1/2 cup of the Seafood water. 

In a pan, warm up the olive oil and the 4 minced gloves of Garlic for like 1 min.. Add the Rest and simmer it of medium Temperature for around 5 min.. 

Pour over the Seafood BUT the Mussels.

Cook Pasta like Package says. 

Serve the Seafood with the Pasta.

Bon Appetito