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    Home » Recipes » German

    German Bread Spice - 'Brotgewürz'

    Published: Apr 9, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links. · Leave a Comment

    This German Bread Spice gives your homemade bread a wonderful rich taste. Germans know a thing or two about bread. In fact we have more than 300 varieties! My home country is best known for its flavorful pumpernickel, rye, spelt, and whole-grain breads, each infused with different spices. This recipe is one of the most popular spice mixtures.

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    • 💡 The recipe in a nutshell
    • 🤔 Why use bread seasoning
    • 📋 Ingredients
    • 🥣 Storage
    • 📖 Recipe
    german bread spice

    💡 The recipe in a nutshell

    • Vegan (eggless and dairy free))
    • Easy to make
    • Authentic German recipe
    • Perfect for homemade artisan bread
    • Enhances flavors in bread

    🤔 Why use bread seasoning

    Bread seasoning is a great way to enhance or add flavor to home-baked bread. This 'Brotgewürz' aka German bread spice goes especially well with rye, spelt, and whole-grain bread.

    📋 Ingredients

    Anise Seed: Anise is loved (or hated) for its strong licorice flavor and calming properties for upset stomachs. Anise has a licorice flavor that is sweet, mildly spicy, and very aromatic! Despite its similar name, anise is not related to star anise, which is another spice from a different family of plants.

    Caraway Seed: Caraway is typically added to rye bread, bringing in a good amount of flavor to contrast the darker grain. You can also use it as decoration on top of rye bread.

    Cilantro: There is a reason why this herb is so widely used and loved around the world. Fresh cilantro tastes pungent, bright, lemony, and a little peppery. It has the magical effect of brightening other flavors, cutting through the richness, and cooling spicy heat when combined with other flavors in many ways.

    Fennel Seed: Fennel not only smells wonderful, but it also tastes fantastic in many breads including sandwich bread. It has a delicate anise-like flavor.

    🥣 Storage

    Store in airtight spice containers. Keep spice mix in a cupboard or drawer, away from heat and light.

    📖 Recipe

    german bread spice recipe

    German Bread Spice - 'Brotgewürz'

    Jacqui
    This German Bread Spice gives your homemade bread a wonderful rich taste. Germans know a thing or two about bread. In fact we have more than 300 varieties! My home country is best known for its flavorful pumpernickel, rye, spelt, and whole-grain breads, each infused with different spices. This recipe is one of the most popular spice mixtures.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Seasoning
    Cuisine German
    Servings 1 batch

    Equipment

    • spice grinder (or coffee grinder or mortar and pestle), spice jar

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoon caraway, or cumin
    • 2 tablespoon anise
    • 2 tablespoon fennel
    • 2 tablespoon cilantro

    Optional add ins:

    • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
    • 1 teaspoon pepper
    • 1 teaspoon allspice
    • 1 teaspoon cumin, or caraway

    Instructions
     

    • Mix all seed and grind all together (for example: in a clean coffee grinder or with a mortar and pestle). Store with other spices in a dark, dry area of the house. If you prefer, you may instead mix together the whole seeds. Mix and transfer in your spice glass.
    • Depending on your taste preference add 1-2 tablespoon for a bread that contains 500g / 17.63 oz of flour.

    Notes

    If you are planning to use the bread with sweet toppings like jam, or other sweet spreads then I would recommend to use less of the bread spice, or none. 
    Keyword Bread Spice Mixture, German Bread Seasoning, German Bread Spice
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