Birnbrot [SEP] country of origin
Birnbrot
Birnbrot (literally "pear bread") or "Birnweggen" (literally "pear buns") are a traditional pastry originating in Switzerland with a filling of dried pears. They exist throughout Switzerland and popular variations include "Bündener Birnbrot" (from the Kanton Graubünden), "Glarner Birnbrot" (from the Kanton Glarus), "Toggenburger Birnbrot" (from Toggenburg (district) and "Luzerner Birnweggen" (from Luzern).
Description.
Alongside dried pears the filling also contains raisins, walnuts and
other dried fruit such as apples or figs. The filling is flavoured with candied fruit, coriander, cinnamon, star anise, anise, clove and some sort of alcohol.
The difference between "Birnbrot" and "Birnweggen" lies in the way of preparation and the geographical prevalence: Birnbrot is prepared by mixing the filling with dough and surrounding it with a casing of yeast dough while Birnweggen are made by spreading the filling on a sheet of yeast dough and rolling it like a roulade. Birnweggen are popular in Zentralschweiz and