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Bruno bakes a cake

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Bruno bakes a cake

Bruno follows his grandmother's recipe - more or less. Learn the words for ingredients, amounts and cooking, and how to read a recipe.

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  1. Otti

    Hallo Bruno! Hier riecht es so gut. Was machst du?

    Translation

    Hi Bruno! It smells so good in here. What are you doing?

  2. Bruno

    Ich backe einen Kuchen nach dem Rezept von meiner Oma. Na ja, mehr oder weniger.

    Translation

    I'm baking a cake from my grandma's recipe. Well, more or less.

  3. Otti

    Translation

    More or less? Have you got all the ingredients?

  4. Bruno

    Fast. Im Rezept stehen 500 Gramm Mehl, aber ich habe nur 300. Dann nehme ich eben mehr Butter!

    Translation

    Almost. The recipe says 500 grams of flour, but I only have 300. So I'll just use more butter!

  5. Otti

    Translation

    Hmm. And why is there pepper here?

  6. Bruno

    Translation

    Grandma says a bit of spice is always good. But the pepper is for the pan: I'm frying some potatoes as well.

  7. Otti

    Du bist unglaublich. Soll ich die Äpfel schneiden?

    Translation

    You're unbelievable. Shall I cut up the apples?

  8. Bruno

    Translation

    Yes, please! I'll mix the flour, eggs and oil and stir the batter with a big spoon.

  9. Otti

    Translation

    May I taste the batter? It tastes best raw!

  10. Bruno

    Translation

    Just one spoonful! Now it goes into the oven for 40 minutes.

  11. Otti

    Translation

    And what's in the big pot?

  12. Bruno

    Eine Suppe, natürlich! Kannst du schon mal den Tisch decken? Frischer Kuchen und Suppe - ein perfekter Abend!

    Translation

    Soup, of course! Could you lay the table already? Fresh cake and soup - a perfect evening!

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