Hesse's popular Christmas biscuits: Tradition meets enjoyment!

Hesse's popular Christmas biscuits: Tradition meets enjoyment!

In the festive pre -Christmas period, many customers attach great importance to traditional Hessian baked goods. The Frankfurt Bethmännchen, who are not only a pleasure for the palate, but also a piece of history are particularly popular. As the Welt are very popular, especially among those who are looking for pastries in the bakery. "If you don't bake yourself, you can bring the little luck home," said Stefan Körber, managing director of the Hessen Bäckerinungsverband. However, traditional pastries that require time -consuming manual work is more expensive than the mass goods from the supermarket.

The story of the Bethmännchen

The Frankfurt Bethmännchen were created in 1838 by Jean Jacques Gautenier, a Parisian confectioner. They originally consisted of almonds, sugar and rose water and were decorated with four almond halves - one for every son of the Bethmann family. Today only three almonds adorn the little balls after Heinrich Bethmann died in 1845, as the Bembelproduktion . These types of pastry are not only a Christmas delicacy, but also part of the culinary heritage of Frankfurt and are now baked and enjoyed at Christmas time.

The increasing raw material prices, such as the increased butter costs, also influence the pricing of the handcrafted delicacies. More and more bakeries are forced to tighten their range through competitive pressure. According to Körber, the baker's trade in Hesse has lost around three to five percent of its companies annually in recent years. It remains to be seen how the tradition and the production of the popular bedmans will develop in the future.