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Authentic German Bread Recipes

If you miss the flavors of Germany, recreate them at home with these loaves, pretzels, and buns! Here is where you will find all my delicious and authentic German bread recipes.

For a filling and hearty loaf that's great for breakfast or lunch with meat and cheese, try German black bread called Schwarzbrot. Or for a sweet and soft braided loaf of raisin-filled German Easter bread, try Osterkranz.

 

  • Slices of einkorn sandwich bread on a cutting board on a light surface.
    Einkorn Bread (No-Knead Sandwich Loaf)
  • Two slices of Christmas stollen on a sheet of parchment paper.
    German Christmas Stollen
  • A hand holding a dark brown pretzel bun topped with coarse salt cut in half.
    Soft Homemade Pretzel Buns for Burgers and Sliders
  • Two thick slices of white bread on a cutting board leaning on the rest of the loaf.
    Rustic German Potato Bread in the Dutch Oven
  • An onion bread roll torn in half on a plate.
    Soft Caramelized Onion Bread Rolls with Gruyére | Zwiebelbrotchen
  • Authentic German Spelt Bread with Sourdough | Dinkelbrot
  • Pumpkin Seed Bread | Kürbiskernbrot
  • Streusel Versus Strudel
  • The Best German Rye Bread Recipes
  • Cinnamon Apple Streusel Bread
  • Nine raisin buns arranged on a black wire cooling rack on a light surface.
    Fluffy Raisin Buns | Rosinenbrotchen
  • German Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
  • Sunflower Seed Bread | Sonnenblumenbrot
  • German Nut Rolls (Nussschnecken)
  • Schwarzbrot - Hearty German Black Bread
  • Bauernbrot (German Farmer’s Bread)
  • Vollkornbrot | Easy German Brown Bread
  • German Easter Bread | Osterkranz Braided Wreath
  • Easy Pretzel Hot Dog Buns without Lye
  • Homemade Soft Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels
  • Easy German Pretzel Recipe (Brezeln) Without Lye
  • Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins | Rosinenschnecken
  • Soft German Pretzel Bread Loaf without Lye
  • German Rye Bread without Sourdough | Roggenbrot
  • Traditional German Bread Rolls | Brötchen (for Bratwurst)
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I'm the founder, recipe developer, and food photographer behind Humbly Homemade. Inspired by my childhood growing up in Germany, I share recipes of delicious German bakes from scratch.

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