Warthaer gingerbread

Warthaer Pfefferkuchen ( Polish: Bardzkie Pierniki , Silesian Woarther Pfafferkucha ) were traditionally handcrafted gingerbread cookies in various varieties that came from the Lower Silesian pilgrimage site of Wartha (since 1945 Bardo ). In contrast to other gingerbread and honey cake variants, the Wartha recipe differed in that the basic dough was stored for a longer period and matured before baking.

The gingerbread tradition in Wartha lasted until 1464. With the expulsion of the Germans from Lower Silesia after 1945, this tradition was extinguished. An information board at the former Alois Hentschel bakery has been reminding of this tradition since August 2015 .

Web links

Commons : Warthaer Pfefferkuchen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• WOCHENBLATT.pl: "Sweet treasure from Silesia", page 17
• Przepis na oryginalne bardzkie pierniki odnaleziony po 70 latach! (Polish)
• 500 lat były przysmakiem i nagle znikneły. Przepis na słynne pierniki (Polish)
• Special gingerbread exhibition in the Silesian Museum in Görlitz
• Exhibition: Pfefferkuchen - A journey of the senses through Silesia, Upper Lusatia and 900 years of food culture in Central Europe

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Recipe for Warthaer gingerbread found ( memento from June 21, 2016 in the web archive archive.today )