Attic Recipes — Vintage Recipes & Traditional Cooking

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A chilled bundt-shaped dessert unmoulded onto a glass plate, decorated with whipped cream in the centre and around the sides, with banana slices visible in the layers

Yellow Bundt Cake with Bananas

Ladyfingers soaked in rum and milk, layered with ripe banana slices and a rich vanilla egg yolk custard, set in a bundt mould and finished with whipped cream.

55 min

Golden-baked celeriac and Parmesan gratin in a porcelain baking dish

vegetables preserves

Baked Celeriac with Parmesan

Tender boiled celeriac layered with Parmesan, butter, and breadcrumbs, then baked until golden and bubbling.

55 min

4-6

Pan of sliced mushrooms in a creamy sour cream sauce, garnished with fresh parsley

vegetables preserves

Mushrooms in Sour Cream

Pan-fried sliced mushrooms with onion in a rich sour cream and beef broth sauce – a simple, deeply savory Central European side dish.

45 min

Glass jar filled with golden-brown pan-fried peppers layered with green herbs and garlic, on a wooden surface

preserves jams

Fried Peppers in Oil and Vinegar

Pan-fried peppers layered with garlic, parsley, celery, and horseradish, then preserved in wine vinegar — a tangy, aromatic winter relish.

60 min

1 large jar (approx. 3L)

preserves jams

Grapefruit Marmalade

A bitter-sweet marmalade of grapefruit and lemon, slow-cooked after an overnight soak — a classic Central European preserve from the early 20th century.

250 min

10–12 jars (250ml)

Stuffed beef rolls braised in a thick onion sauce, served over egg noodles

meat poultry

Little Birds — Stuffed Beef Rolls

Thin beef slices pounded flat, stuffed with bacon and garlic, rolled and braised in a thick onion and pepper sauce until tender.

90 min

desserts cakes

Cold Summer Pudding

Enriched bread soaked in raw raspberry and red currant purée, finished with a warm berry compote — a no-bake summer dessert served cold with whipped cream.

35 min

soups stews

Lamb Intestines Soup

A traditional spring offal soup — blanched lamb intestines simmered with fresh butter, green onions, garlic, and wild herbs. Clean, light, and deeply savory.

75 min

A wide shallow bowl of broken spaghetti with bright green peas and golden bacon pieces, dusted with grated Parmesan, on a linen cloth

rice grains

Spaghetti with Peas and Bacon

Broken spaghetti tossed with sweet peas, bacon, celery, and parsley. A Central European family dish — practical, hearty, and unapologetically weeknight.

40 min

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