Kletzenbrot is a sweet bread with dried fruits, especially dried pears (called Kletzen in Austrian German)[citation needed] made for the Advent season in some Christian countries, notably associated with the Austrian state of Tyrol, and sometimes called Tyrolean Dried Fruit Bread.[1] Modern varieties are usually made with dried fruits and nuts like walnuts, raisins, currants, dried apples, figs and prunes.[2] Most recipes add spices like cinnamon, cloves, anise, nutmeg, and rum for extra flavor.[3] There are many possible varieties of the loaf, which is sometimes made with rye flour for a dark brown loaf, but can also be made with whole wheat flour.[4] The flour can either be just incorporated in the dough with the dried fruit or it can be used to make an extra dough coating.[5]
Ingredients edit
Modern recipes are not limited to the traditional dried pears but include an assortment of nuts and dried fruits like raisins, currants, dates, prunes and figs. It's a quickbread made by adding sodium bicarbonate and buttermilk to the sifted dry ingredients, then folding in any chopped nuts or dried fruits.[6] It is often decorated with blanched almonds.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Alan Davidson, ed. (1983). Food in Motion: The Migration of Foodstuffs and Cookery Techniques : Proceedings : Oxford Symposium 1983 · Volume 1. Oxford Symposium. ISBN 9780907325079.
- ^ Fieldhouse, Paul. The World Religions Cookbook. Greenwood Press. p. 36.
- ^ "Kletzenbrot (Fruit Bread)". Taste of Austria. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Wolf, Helga Maria (2015). Verschwundene Bräuche: Das Buch der untergegangenen Rituale. Christian Brandstätter Verlag. ISBN 978-3-85033-952-0.
- ^ "It smells like Christmas! - Grandma's recipe for Kletzenbrot (fruit bread) » blogHuette.at". blogHuette.at. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "It's the season for holiday baking!". St. Louis Globe Democrat. December 11, 1960. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Kletzenbrot von Seide | Chefkoch". Chefkoch.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
External links edit
- A recipe for Kletzenbrot at Taste of Austria
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