Basler Läckerli

The story

Basler Läckerli are dense spiced biscuits made with honey, nuts and candied peel, documented in Basel for centuries. The dish is recognised for basler läckerli. Its success depends on preserving the intended contrast of texture, seasoning and temperature, so the defining ingredient remains clear rather than being buried by garnish or sauce. They are closely associated with Basel’s fairs, Christmas season and confectionery shops.

Ingredients

• Main
• 62.5 gram honey250g honey
• 25 gram sugar100g sugar
• 50 gram flour200g flour
• 1 portion AlmondsAlmonds
• 1 portion Mixed peelMixed peel
• 0.5 teaspoon CinnamonCinnamon [Phase 1 metric normalisation: spice amount for serves 2]
• 1 portion KirschKirsch

Method

1. Method

   Mix ingredients into dough, roll out, bake, and cut while warm.

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated nutrition for Basler Läckerli; use as editorial/testing data and refine from exact ingredient weights if needed.