Tag Archives: Balthasar Staindl

A Chequerboard Jelly

Posted on 13 May 2025 by carlton_bach

Another short recipe from Staindl’s 1547 cookbook: Jellied Almond Paste xi) You make jellied almond paste thus: Take isinglass and boil it in water. Then take parsley, chop it very finely, and stir it into a third part of the … Continue reading →

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Moulded Marzipan Chanterelles

Posted on 11 May 2025 by carlton_bach

A playful dish from Staindl’s 1547 Künstlichs und Nutzlichs Kochbuch: Chanterelles made from Almonds x) Take ground almond as you grind it in a grinding bowl (reyb scherben) and mix it with sugar and rosewater so that it becomes quite … Continue reading →

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Coloured Rice Pudding in Almond Milk

Posted on 9 May 2025 by carlton_bach

As promised, here is the first recipe from my next project, the 1547 Kuenstlichs und Nutzlichs Kochbuch by Balthasar Staindl. It is fairly conventional: Gerendte Milk Take rice and pound it fine, strain it through a sieve, then take almond … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Cabbage Head

Posted on 3 November 2024 by carlton_bach

Just a brief recipe from Philippine Welser’s collection today: 233 If you want to make white filled cabbage (gefiltz kraut) Take the cabbage and hollow it out so it becomes entirely empty. Make a filling of veal, good fat from … Continue reading →

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Baked Marzipan

Posted on 1 November 2024 by carlton_bach

Another one of the long recipes in Philippine Welser’s collection, this one is for marzipan. 235 If you want to make a good strong marzipan (martza ban) Take shelled almonds, the best kind, 4 ounces, pine nuts that are fresh, … Continue reading →

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Ragged Mus, a Milk Pasta

Posted on 6 September 2024 by carlton_bach

Today, it’s another short recipe from the collection of Philippine Welser, but a very interesting one: 162 If you want to make a ragged Mus (hader muß) Take an egg or 2 for 8 portions (barschonen). Prepare a fine dough … Continue reading →

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Egg Tarts from Philippine Welser

Posted on 27 January 2024 by carlton_bach

Another instance of this manuscript collecting many variations on a theme: 13 If you want to make an egg tart Take a Maß of milk and add ten eggs. Beat them well together and then put it into a pan. … Continue reading →

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Parmesan Osterfladen

Posted on 4 November 2023 by carlton_bach

I had some time to prepare for a teaching event next weekend and tried out two recipes from Marx Rumpolt: 44 Take of the dough with which you make tarts and roll it out round and thin. Brush it with … Continue reading →

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Multicoloured Jelly from de Rontzier

Posted on 9 March 2023 by carlton_bach

I am finally back (the trip was awesome) and will be bringing you more recipes. Tonight’s is an addition to the jelly recipes from de Rontzier that I thought deserved a post of its own: 20 Item if you would … Continue reading →

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Marzipan, Proper and Stretched

Posted on 6 December 2022 by carlton_bach

The Kuenstlichs und Fuertrefflichs Kochbuch has two recipes for marzipan: 45 To Make Marcepan Take half a pound of sugar and a whole pound of almonds. Pound the blanched almonds small in a mortar and add a little rosewater to … Continue reading →

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