Franzbrötchen, a delicious cinnamon pastry from Hamburg in Germany

Have you ever come across a Franzbrötchen? That‘s a pastry similar to cinnamon rolls and is commonly found in northern Germany, especially the city of Hamburg. As the name indicates – Franz probably coming from Französisch which means French in German, and Brötchen meaning bun – the pastry was most probably inspired by French pastries….

Steamed Custard Buns, perfect when it‘s too hot to turn on your oven but you fancy something sweet

I felt like having something sweet in the afternoon today but it was just too hot to turn on our oven. We’re in the rain season at the moment and that means temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius that usually feel like 40 degrees or more due to the very high humidity. That‘s why I came…