Butterbrot German Sandwiches & Brotzeit

German sandwich butterbrot displayed on wooden cutting board with traditional garnishes.

Butterbrot German Sandwiches & Brotzeit

Butterbrot, the simple cold German sandwich and Brotzeit, the time(s) of the day when it is most frequently enjoyed are two culinary symbols steeped in tradition. Here is how to build a brotzeit platter with a variety of ingredients suitable for cold Butterbrot sandwiches. The listed ingredients are offered as a suggestion - you do not need to have them all. Read the post for more ideas.

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Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: -15 servings

Calories: 731kcal

Author: Milena Perrine

Ingredients

20-30 slices of rye sourdough bread German Farmer's bread
10 soft Bavarian pretzels
10 tablespoon butter*
10 slices of ham
10 pre-cooked Bavarian veal wursts or other type of sausage
20 oz cheese choose among Emental, Limburger, Butterkase, Bavarian Bergkase, Camembert
6 oz fruit preserve
6 oz leberwurst
bunch red radishes washed
1 daikon radish spiraled
10 hard boiled or pickled eggs
bunch chives
flat leaf parsely for garnish
1 red or sweet onion sliced in circles, for garnish
Bavarian sweet mustard or beer mustard
20 mini Frikadellen
10 hard boiled or pickled eggs sliced
tomato slices to taste
cucumber slices to taste
gurken to taste
½ recipe Obatzda dip see below for link
½ recipe Wurstsalat see below for link

Instructions

Arrange the ingredients you decided to use for your German sandwiches on a large wood board or similar platter. Place the bread and soft pretzels in a basket next to it or another platter. Serve the butter near the bread.
To make the Butterbrot encourage guests to spread butter onto a slice of rye sourdough and then top with the ingredients of their choice.

Notes

*use a good quality European style butter

You can use these authentic recipes to create ingredients for your German sandwiches:

Limburger Cheese Salad

Nutrition