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Pear bread

Posted by admin on 24 Oct 2007 at 7:59 pm under Swiss

Pear Bread (Switzerland)
2 cups scalded milk
3 cups granulated sugar
4 teaspoons salt
1 cup fat
2 cups water
3 packages active dry yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
3 pounds raisins
2 pounds dried pears
2 pounds currants
1 to 2 tablespoons anise powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Flour
Combine scalded milk, sugar, salt, fat and water. Cool to
lukewarm. Soften yeast in the lukewarm water. Stir in the yeast […]

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Cheese pie

Posted by admin on 24 Oct 2007 at 7:59 pm under Swiss

Cheese Pie (Käse Wake —
Switzerland)
1 (9-inch) unbaked piecrust
1/2 pound Swiss cheese, grated
1 tablespoon flour
3 eggs, well beaten
1 cup milk
Salt and pepper, to taste
Combine cheese and flour. Spread in piecrust. Combine milk and
eggs. Add salt and pepper and pour over cheese. Bake at 400 degrees
F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F and bake […]

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Baseler leckerli

Posted by admin on 24 Oct 2007 at 7:59 pm under Swiss

Baseler Leckerli (Swiss Spice Cookies)
Posted by Annette 12/5/2001 5:39 pm
This is adapted from a recipe Otto Eckstein, executive pastry
chef at the Pan Pacific Hotel, learned nearly 50 years ago from a
Swiss baker.
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup honey
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons […]

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