Why gingerbread must be prepared in October

Christmas cookies bake in October? The summer is just over and we still have a hard time trying to come to terms with the fact that it is slowly but surely getting colder and darker. Who would bake cookies now? You!

Because there are actually Christmas cookies, which must be prepared months before Christmas, so that it can develop its full taste. Gingerbread for example!

Get started in October - enjoy in December

The classic gingerbread dough, as we know it in Germany, should follow our recipe stay at least overnight, But in grandma's day it was even common to give him much more time.

Back then you put the dough in October, formed a ball out of it and then left it cool and dark for two months rest in peace. Only in December, the dough was then rolled out, thoroughly kneaded and gouged.

Give it a try and give your gingerbread more time to pull through this year? The taste in December can then be compared to anything you have eaten so far on gingerbread.

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Also the Panforte needs 2 weeks

In other parts of the world, it is also common for certain cookies to get more time. The Italian panforte, the Tuscan variant of gingerbread, is one of them: the longer the gingerbread cooks, the better it tastes. In our recipe, we recommend that you leave the gingerbread to rest for at least 1-2 days after baking. This is a time span that most people still have in everyday life.

In Tuscany, where life has a different rhythm anyway, it is customary, the baked Panforte after cooling firmly wrapped in foil and at least two weeks to be pulled through in a cool place for a long time. So it gets its full aroma and is softer. This is true deceleration in the run-up to Christmas: Slow Baking sends greetings!

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