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Also known as Bredle, Winachtsbredele

Bredele (also referred to as Bredala, Bredle or Winachtsbredele) are biscuits or small cakes traditionally baked in Alsace and Moselle, France and parts of Southern Germany, especially during the Christmas period. Many varieties can be found, including new ones, so that assortments can be created. They can include anisbredela (cake with egg white and aniseed) butterbredle, schwowebredle (orange and cinnamon), spritzbredle, small ''pain d'épices'' and spice cakes that are made with sugar rather than honey.

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Prepared food.name
Bredela
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File:Fr Alsace Plaque bredele 2.jpg
Prepared food.alternate_name
Bredela, Bredle, Winachtsbredele
Prepared food.country
France
Prepared food.region
Alsace, Moselle
Prepared food.type
Biscuit or cake

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Bredele (also referred to as Bredala, Bredle or Winachtsbredele) are biscuits or small cakes traditionally baked in Alsace and Moselle, France and parts of Southern Germany, especially during the Christmas period. Many varieties can be found, including new ones, so that assortments can be created. They can include anisbredela (cake with egg white and aniseed) butterbredle, schwowebredle (orange and cinnamon), spritzbredle, small ''pain d'épices'' and spice cakes that are made with sugar rather than honey.

Baking Bredeles at Christmas is popular in Alsace. The tradition is for each family to bake its own, and then offer them as a Christmas gift to neighbours.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bredela” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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