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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.

 

  • A slice of pretzel focaccia cut open to show the airy crumb sitting on top of more baked pretzel focaccia.
    Pretzel Focaccia with German Beer Cheese Dip
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Hot dog buns arranged on a metal baking sheet, with one bun filled with a hot dog topped with ketchup and mustard.
    Easy Pretzel Hot Dog Buns
  • Soft Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels
  • A hand holding a large Bavarian pretzel near a dish of more baked pretzels.
    Easy German Pretzels (Without Lye)
  • Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Raisin Rolls
  • Soft German Pretzel Bread Loaf without Lye
  • German Rye Bread without Sourdough
  • Traditional Brötchen (Bread Rolls for Bratwurst)
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