Lye roll
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Lye rolls are a baked specialty in Germany, France, Switzerland, and Austria. They are made by immersing bread rolls in a lye solution before baking. The German name, Laugengebäck, is used for any bak
Laugenbroetchen
Lye roll and pretzels immediately after baking.
Pretzel
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A pretzel is a type of baked pastry made from dough that is commonly shaped into a knot. The traditional pretzel shape is a distinctive symmetrical form, with the ends of a long strip of dough intertw
Lye roll
…rolls in a lye solution before baking. The German name, Laugengebäck, is used for any baked good dipped in lye. The perhaps best known shape is the pretzel, while rolls or buns are specifically called Laugensemmel or Kastanie (Bavarian), Laugeweckle or Laugestängle (Swabian), and Laugenwecken, Laugenbrötchen…
An assortment of pretzels
Pretzel depicted at a banquet of Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus. 12th century Hortus deliciarum.
The pretzel has been in use as an emblem of bakers, here with two lions, in Görlitz, Germany.
Bakery emblem in Hattingen, Germany