What to fix during a cold snap?
Why not good old Mac and Cheese but put try something a bit differnet or something you
remember from your German ancestry.
Here are some German styles of cheese and noodles that will give comfort from the cold
Schinken Nudeln
Schinken means ham in German and Nudeln is of course Noodles
What is an Auflauf???
Auflauf is the German word for casserole,
and a really fun word to say;
Owwff- Louffff
So how is the German Mac and Cheese different
First the Cheese
We like to use cheddar but in Germany these are two popular cheeses that I really love!
Shinken Nudeln
Next they like to use quark or sour cream in their German mac and cheese or auflauf.
Wow it makes a really creamy nice texture to your casserole.
Quark is different than yogurt and milder than a sour cream, It is hard to find in America but you
can make your own.
Go Here to Make Schinken Nudeln Auflauf
with Step by Step Pictures
Schinkenfleckerl
Shinken = ham
Fleck = spots or flecks either Schinkenfleckerl, Schinkenfleckern
What is Shinkenfleckerl or Fleckern ? Ground ham but why grind the ham?
Well the advantage of this is you can use any small bits of sausage,
ham or bacon and this mainly flavors the nice sauce.
It is easy to do you just use your food processor.
Saute them up and blend with the noodles for flavor.
Go Here to Make Schinkenfleckerl
with Step by Step Pictures
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Kaesespaetzle
Kaese = cheese , Spaetzle = small baby dumpling
A Swabischer Auflauf
Kaesespaetzle is a well known dish and it really doesn't take that long to make.
Spaetze is particuarly well known in the state of Swabia Germany,
where my grandma grew up, so it is very dear to me.
These little dumpling-like noodles
are easy to mix shredded Emmental or Gruyere cheese (or both)
and top with fried onions.
Again you can mix in some sour cream and even an few eggs and bake so it sets up.
Go Here to Make Käsespaetzle
with Step by Step Pictures
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Meatless Auflauf?
You can of course substitute vegetables, or mushrooms instead of meat in your Auflauf. You can also use fruit.
Apples, or reconstituted plums or raisins make a nice side dish.
Apfelauflauf
Apple Casserole
This makes a good entree as well as a side dish.
most recipes for this use bread, and it is similar to a bread pudding.
Apples, rum soaked raisins and noodles baked with a sour cream filling.
Go Here for the recipe to make Apple Auflauf
With Step by Step Pictues
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