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Birnbrot
Swissmilk's birnbrot encloses a fruit-filled dough centre within a plain yeast-dough covering.
About Birnbrot
Swissmilk's birnbrot encloses a fruit-filled dough centre within a plain yeast-dough covering. The filling combines soft dried pears, figs, walnuts, sultanas and candied citrus with honey, pear brandy and a prepared pear-bread spice mixture.
The fruit mixture rests overnight before being kneaded into half the milk-and-butter dough. The remaining dough forms a thin wrapper around each fruit-rich roll.
An egg-yolk-and-milk glaze finishes the loaves before baking. The sliced interior contains pieces of dried fruit and nuts beneath the plain outer crust.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Walnut, Wheat (gluten), Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Birnbrot
Swissmilk's pear-brandy birnbrot with a fruit-filled dough centre.
- Soft dried pearsFilling
- Dried figsFilling
- Candied orange peelFilling
- Candied citronFilling
- WalnutFilling
- SultanasFilling
- HoneySweetener
- Birnbrot spice mixtureSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Pear brandyLiquidIngredient page not linked
- RuchmehlBase
- SaltSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
- Fresh crumbled yeastSeasoning
- MilkLiquid
- ButterCooking medium
- Egg yolkFinish
- Flour for rollingCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Soft dried pears: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dried figs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Candied orange peel: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Candied citron: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Walnut: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Walnut source-confirmed. Actual27 Baumnüsse walnuts.
- Sultanas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30 Sultaninen, broader raisins mapping.
- Honey: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Birnbrot spice mixture: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual36 Birnbrotgewürz blend full formula unknown.
- Pear brandy: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Original39/70 Birnen-Träsch option, exact spirit/product unspecified.
- Ruchmehl: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual43 standard Swiss Ruchmehl wheat-family bread flour, broader wheat-flour mapping; precise wheat/spelt type and milling product unresolved.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh crumbled yeast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual55/63 dairy dough/glaze milk.
- Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual58 dairy butter.
- Egg yolk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual60/63.
- Flour for rolling: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual72 unspecified extra flour.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual72 brushing dough edges.
Origins & food traditions
Switzerland association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Switzerland
- SwitzerlandCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Swiss Cuisine
- Swiss CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.