01.09.2022 Recipe: Grandma’s Traditional Hasenohren

Here is a natural, blog-style English translation that keeps the warm, personal tone:

In today’s blog post, I’d like to take you into my grandma’s secret world of recipes. Almost everyone knows those special dishes that only grandma prepares – and that never taste quite as good anywhere else as they do at her table.

For me, one of those dishes is the ever-popular “Hasenohren”.

Whenever my grandma makes Hasenohren, the whole family usually comes together to eat, simply because they taste so delicious.

That’s exactly why I don’t want to keep this recipe from you.

• Ingredients:
• 250 g                        Flour
• 2                                  Egg yolk
• 150 ml                      Milk (luke warm)
• 50 g                            Melted butter
• 1 Pinch                     Salt
• 500 ml                      Oil

Insider tip: A little rum or a pinch of baking soda guarantee that the "Hasenohren" will rise safely.

Put the flour and salt into a bowl. Warm the milk in a saucepan and add the butter and egg yolk to the lukewarm milk. Then pour the milk mixture into the flour, adding the rum or baking powder at the same time. Let the dough rest in the bowl for about 30 minutes.

After resting, roll out the dough to a thickness of about 3 mm, cut it into triangles, and fry them in hot oil until golden brown. Remove the triangles from the oil, let them drain, and serve. My grandma likes to serve them with sauerkraut and diced bacon.

If you like, you can also fill the Hasenohren with diced bacon before frying. For this, cut the dough into rectangles, place the filling on top, and fold the dough into a triangle. Press the edges together with a fork, as shown in the photos.

Hasenohren can be served either as a main dish or as a dessert. If you prefer them as a sweet treat, you can sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar or spread them with jam.

There is no historical background to the name. They were simply given this name because their shape resembles rabbit ears. So it’s best not to think about that while eating 😉 – just enjoy!

I hope you enjoy the recipe and wish you a wonderful time cooking – and bon appétit!