HOLIDAY SWISS BRICELETS
Food is one of the strong ties that keep people rooted to their history. On the ranch we have many callings to our Swiss heritage; a cuckoo clock that for many years chimed it’s way through day and night, cow bells, fondue, raclette, and during Christmas, Bricelets.
A cuckoo clock is one of the many items brought over from Switzerland by loving relatives over the years.
The Bricelets is a waffle like cookie traditional to the Fribourg region of Switzerland, and in existence since approximately 1552. Recipes vary over the country, and there are both sweet and salted variations. The base ingredients are flour, butter, sugar, cream and eggs. Variations include adding Kirsch, white wine, cheese, cumin or lemon.
The bricelets are made in a waffle iron type of machine, but with smaller star shaped presses. Our bricelet maker is a formidable machine that is over 40 years old. It made it’s way in the luggage of one of our Swiss relatives well before the days of minimum weight for luggage as it is over 17 pounds. My father and husband wired one electrical outlet for 220 volt to accomodate all the machines from Switzerland.
The Bricelet maker with dough ready to press.
Dough ready to be pressed
The final product
The pleasure of treats such as bricelets is enhanced by the connection to family traditions from far away.
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