This delicious bread is as easy as it is quick to make. First of all the dough doesn’t need kneading, just a little stir. Also, there is no second rising necessary. And here are some baguette fun facts: the French word baguette simply means wand, stick or baton (as in baguette magique (magic wand), which […]
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Homemade Gifts: Crispbread Mix
We’ve been making this Knäckebrot (crispbread) for a year now and we still don’t get tired of it. It’s just so delicious and a great substitute for those less healthy afternoon and late night snacks. So, this year we’ve used the same recipe for our edible Christmas presents. Here are the instructions. Per jar of […]
Cheese Fondue Bread (Fonduebrot)
A cheese fondue needs some good quality bread. I best like a brown loaf of bread, such as a dunkles St. Gallerbrot, a dunkler Pfünder or a Ruchbrot, while others prefer white bread. This Fonduebrot here is a great, home-baked alternative that looks great too. You can either make it with brown or white flour, […]
Zopf Bread Tortoise
Swiss kids love their bread animals made of Zopf dough. Various animals can be bought in bakeries, the most popular ones are the bread tortoise, mouse and hedgehog. During the next few weeks we’re going to show you how to make various animal shaped breads. Recipe for 4-6 bread tortoises Make 500g of bread dough. […]
Schlangenbrot (Snake Bread)
Campfire meals in the woods are great in any season in Switzerland. In spring you’re surrounded by tender new leaves and beautiful forest flowers, in summer the forest is the best place for finding shelter from the scoarching sun, in autumn the forest floor is covered in an amazing variety of mushrooms and in winter […]
World Bread Series: Switzerland
I don’t know how you feel about the world right now, but I find the rising tensions between countries and religions quite unsettling and it makes me feel like the need of doing my own small bit to help people increase their tolerance for different cultures and religions. This is why I’ve started a new […]
Chocolate Stick Bread Snakes (Schoggistängeli-Schlangen)
These bread snakes containing a wrapped or unwrapped Schoggistängeli or Branchli, a popular chocolate stick weighing about 25 grams, are popular for school birthday snacks. The bread is made with Zopf dough, an enriched dough with butter, which makes this snack even a better treat. These kind of chocolate sticks are difficult to buy in […]
Vier Stränge Zopf (Four String Braided Bread)
There are many ways to braid the Swiss Zopf bread. The most usual one is the one made of two strings, you can find the instructions here. Another option is a Zopf with four strings. It’s not as difficult as it sounds, and we show you here how to do it. First, prepare your Zopf […]
Knäckebrot (Crispbread)
My daughter’s kindergarten has an oven and the kids get to do quite a bit of baking for special occasions. For this year’s Mother’s Day they baked Knäckebrot (crispbread). Being Swiss I grew up with the Roland Knäckebrot, but it never occurred to me that I could make my own homemade Knäckebrot and how delicious […]
Osterhäsli (Easter Bread Bunnies)
Bread animals are a big thing in Switzerland. I grew up with Müsli (small dough mice), covered in sugar sprinkles and with raisin eyes. We didn’t make them ourselves but our mum would buy us one from time to time (or probably a little more often than that) when we walked past our local bakery. […]