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Day of the Epiphany

Time for the galette of the kings.

Celebrate the day of Epiphany with our famous “Galette des Rois”...

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Gingerbread House Recipe
Gingerbread House Recipe

Build a traditional German Gingerbread House (Lebkuchenhaus)

 

 

 

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Ready for Christmas??

Order Stollen Online for the holiday Season 2009!

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Q: What is a Stollen / Christstollen ?

A: The Stollen is one of the most famous Christmas cake of the world! Its actually the most exported cake.


Q: Christmas is not yet here, so why do you bake the Stollen now ?

A: A good Stollen  is like a wine, it he has the chance to get older, better he gets.



Q: How long can I store a Stollen ?

A: Under a good conditions a minimum of 12 weeks.  We do not use any artificial preservatives or additives. You can freeze a Stollen, but its shure better to enjoy it fresh. Freezing may dry out the Stollen.



Q: What's about the form of the Stollen and why he has a white dress ?

A: The form of the Stollen represents the infant Jesus Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.


Q: How long the Christstollen exist ?

A: The first Stollen was mentioned in old documents about 700 years ago, he has a interesting story.

You can find it here ->> History of Stollen.



Q:How I store a Stollen  at home ?

A: If you can resist not to taste, a Stollen is stored best at a temperature between 10-15° Celcius, once opened, wrap him good in aluminum, or even better he likes a metallic box.



Q: The icing - sugar turned yellow , what happened ?

A: This is normal, actually its a quality sign . A good Stollen is humid and the icing-sugar gets wet . We use best ingredients and NO conservatives or chemicals to prevents this. 

Tip !

Before serving give him a new white dress using icing sugar through a sieve.


 


 
 
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