I, too, was struck by the nice hefty chewy German breads... when I was
there the family I stayed with ate 5 times a day (!) and there were piles
of different meats/cheeses/breads at EVERY meal and after 2 weeks I had
grown out of all my clothes but felt pretty good, 'well-scrubbed and full
most of the time'. :D They had some especially nice rye (or so I thought
at the time?, and there were seeds on top) round crusty rolls I used to eat
with butter.
What's the best cookbook for German breads and rolls, anyone know? I'll
never be able to recreate those days, as we can't get those nice European
meats and cheeses here in my rural small town in the States and who knows,
with the E.U. standardization, maybe those nice items are on their way out
over there in Europe, too, hope not. :
At least I could try to make the breads though.
Best, Elizabeth