{"id":2847,"date":"2019-11-07T07:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T07:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aebackup.christineweeks.com\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2022-08-26T10:35:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:35:48","slug":"berne-hazelnut-gingerbread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annas-eats.com\/en\/berne-hazelnut-gingerbread\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingerbread with hazelnuts (Berner Haselnusslebkuchen)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What would fall be without gingerbread? A sadness I think. What could be better than this comforting and fragrant pastry to forget the rain and the winter time... For the Swiss Food Discovery I propose you a gingerbread recipe a little bit different: the Berner Haselnusslebkuchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A medical recipe at the base...<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the very interesting site Culinary heritage.ch<\/a>The name of the gingerbread in German is said to derive from a medical reference. In ancient times, honey cookies were prescribed to the sick, as they had healing powers and prolonged life expectancy. Therefore, they were called Lebenskuchen (life cookies), which is why they were later called Lebkuchen. It must be said that between the hazelnuts and the honey, a small square of this cake would be enough to make anyone stand up. And this is what makes its charm...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Bernese speciality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I don't know why this (fake) gingerbread originated in Bern. But it can be found in every bakery in the canton, and was traditionally offered at the time of the holidays. This seems quite logical: this is the time of year when we need comforting little things the most and we only have dried fruits and nuts to make sweets. Well, now that you know everything, let's get started?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Berner Haselnusslebkuchen<\/h2>\n\n\t\t