Heavenly pastry dreams for the winter season! Whether it's a classic chocolate cake, fruity poppy seed curd slices with peach glaze, delicately fragrant milk cream strudel, or the popular Kaiserschmarren: the tried-and-true pastry recipes from our Austrian farmers' wives offer a tempting selection for all who love sweets. With this carefully curated and lovingly illustrated collection of recipes, trying out new dishes at home is sure to bring joy: from cakes, slices, and strudels to dumplings, Schmarren, and casseroles, as well as pastries and desserts, you'll find not only time-honored favorites from grandmother's treasure trove of experience but also many new ideas. Around 200 recipe ideas spanning Austrian pastry cuisine, irresistible original recipes that succeed on the first try, many sweet main dishes, traditional basic recipes, classics, and creative innovations, along with simple instructions.