Schnoorkonditorei: “Bremer Kaffeebrot” 100 g.

Schnoorkonditorei: “Bremer Kaffeebrot” 100 g.

Zwieback with butter, cinnamon, and sugar

This Bremen specialty is made according to a traditional recipe at the Schnoor pastry shop.

Ingredients: Wheat flour, butter, sugar, whole eggs, yeast, iodized table salt, lemon zest paste, turmeric, cinnamon

Nutritional values per 100 g.

Energy 2276 kJ / 542 kcal

Carbohydrates: 76 g.

Fat 20.0 g

of which saturated fatty acids 12 g.

Protein 13 g.

Sugar 14 g.

Salt 1.6 g.

Information on Bremen Coffee Bread – History and Tradition

Bremen Coffee Bread is a traditional pastry specialty of the Hanseatic City of Bremen. Its history is closely linked to Bremen’s centuries-old coffee culture. As early as 1673, the Dutchman Jan Jahns van Huisten received permission from the Bremen City Council to open a public coffeehouse. This made Bremen one of the earliest centers of German coffeehouse culture. Over the course of the following centuries, the Hanseatic city developed into a major hub of the European coffee trade. As coffee became more widespread, regional customs surrounding coffee enjoyment also emerged. One of these is the so-called “Kaffeesieren,” as the cozy tradition of drinking coffee is known in Bremen. Traditionally, “Kaffeesieren” includes Bremen’s “Kaffeebrot.” Originally, this was a simple pastry made from white bread, butter, sugar, and cinnamon, toasted until crispy. A particularly distinctive feature is the old Bremen custom of “Stippens”: