Pretzel course
Who doesn't love lye pastry? With its shiny, golden-brown appearance and characteristic lye flavour, it has become an indispensable part of any bakery. This course is all hands-on! You'll mix dough, shape it, dip it, score it and top it. Learn how to properly prepare the dough, work it correctly and shape it into a wide variety of finished products such as pretzels, lye sticks, small rolls and much more.
Product features
| Course location | Webereistrasse 56, 8134 Adliswil (Event room: Backstube) |
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| Course language | German |
| Weekday of the course | Sunday |
| Course date | 18.04.2027 |
| Course time | 13.00 till ca. 18.00 |
| Course duration | approx. 5 hours, incl. short break |
| Course type | Pretzel course |
Lye-baked Pastries Course
Who doesn’t love them – pretzels? With their shiny, golden-brown appearance and distinctive lye flavour, they’ve become an indispensable part of any bakery. In this course, you’ll be getting your hands dirty! You’ll be kneading, shaping, dipping, cutting and sprinkling. Learn how to prepare the dough properly, work it correctly and shape it into a wide variety of end products such as pretzels, pretzel sticks, small rolls and much more. We’ll also show you how to handle lye professionally and how to dip your dough pieces in it. During the course, you’ll also learn to apply various cutting techniques and what to look out for when baking lye-dipped pastries.
Our course leader, a qualified baker, will teach you everything you need to bear in mind when making the dough, as well as lots of useful tips and tricks for dough preparation. Afterwards, working in pairs, everyone will make their own dough using a dough mixer. Whilst the dough is proving, you’ll learn more about the history of pretzels – because, as is so often the case in history, the best recipes were born out of a minor mishap. You’ll also learn what to look out for when applying the lye solution to pretzels, the dangers of working with caustic soda if you’re not familiar with it, and the differences between baker’s lye (sodium hydroxide) and the caustic soda solution found in supermarkets (sodium bicarbonate) when making pretzels.
The dough is shaped into a wide variety of pretzel-style baked goods before being dipped in lye and sprinkled with pretzel salt, sesame seeds or poppy seeds. At the end of the course, you’ll go home with lots of different, wonderfully fragrant pretzel-style baked goods, a comprehensive recipe booklet with video tutorials and a wealth of new knowledge.
Key figures
Course duration
approx. 5 hours, including a short break
Course venue
Adliswil; further details are given below.
Language of instruction
The course is taught in German.
Number of participants
The course is suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and over. A maximum of 12 people may take part in each course. Please note that only those who have registered may take part. Accompanying adults are not permitted on our courses.
Catering
Water, coffee and tea will be available before and during the course. (You’re welcome to bring sandwiches or other snacks to eat.)
Take that home with you
At the end of the course, you’ll go home with a wide variety of wonderfully fragrant pretzels, a comprehensive recipe booklet with video tutorials, and a wealth of new knowledge.
Diploma
All course participants will receive a course certificate by email after the course.
Discount voucher
All course participants will receive a 10% discount voucher at the end of the course. This can be used towards the purchase of materials at our shop in Adliswil or redeemed in our online shop within one year. Courses and gift vouchers are excluded from this discount voucher.
Learning objectives
You’ll learn how to make the dough properly, how to handle it correctly, and how to shape it into a wide variety of end products such as pretzels, pretzel sticks, small rolls and much more. We’ll also show you how to handle baker’s lye professionally and how to apply it to your dough pieces.
Venue: the events and training room at Webereistrasse 56, 8134 Adliswil
Address:
miniSchoggi GmbH, Webereistrasse 56, 8134 Adliswil
Getting there by public transport:
The ‘Sihlau’ station (350 metres from the venue) can be easily reached by the S4 from the main station in around 15 minutes. Once you arrive at the station, cross the river and enjoy the idyllic atmosphere along the River Sihl. After walking a few metres along Webereistrasse, you’ll see the miniSchoggi signs on the first floor on your left. Simply take the external staircase up to the first floor and you’ll be right here with us.
Travelling by car:
From the centre of Adliswil, follow
You’ll find paid parking spaces along the River Sihl. The charge is CHF 1 per hour, at any time of day and seven days a week. Payment can be made in cash, via Twint, or using the Parkingpay or easypark apps. Further parking options, including free ones, are listed on the last page of the site plan PDF.
Please note: do not use the yellow parking spaces, as these are permanently allocated. From 18:00, parking spaces 54 to 59 are also reserved for the Rössli restaurant. In both cases, parking fines will be issued without exception for non-compliance.
COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY
Illness, accidents or other unforeseeable circumstances are, unfortunately, part of our everyday lives. As our courses require fixed planning, we factor in materials for every registered participant. Rescheduling and cancellations therefore result in a significant amount of extra work and missed opportunities for other course participants. To ensure fairness for everyone, we adhere strictly to the terms set out below. However, as a company, it is important to us to offer you options for dealing with unforeseeable situations in order to avoid high costs; this is possible via the ‘Basic’ participation option or cancellation insurance.
All bookings for our courses are binding. The invoice must be settled by the payment deadline or, in the case of last-minute bookings, by the day of the course. Further details can be found in the Terms and Conditions at minischoggi.ch. miniSchoggi reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient demand and without giving further reasons up to 5 days before the course starts. In such cases, participants have the option of attending an alternative course or requesting a full refund of any payments already made.
Courses held on site
If you are unable to attend a course or no longer wish to attend, a distinction is made between rebooking for a different date and cancelling. Please note that a course booking can never be rebooked or cancelled free of charge without purchasing the ‘Basic’ participation option. Further details on the recommended ‘Basic’ participation option can be found in the relevant section. You can transfer your booked place to another person at any time.
Rescheduling: Participants may reschedule their course place up to 30 days before the course starts, subject to an administration fee of CHF 20. If the participant reschedules the course at a later date, 50 per cent of the course fee will be payable. Rescheduling less than 48 hours before the course starts is not permitted and will be treated as a cancellation. The fee applies to each booked place on the course.
Cancellation: Participants may cancel their place on the course up to 30 days before the course starts, subject to an administration fee of CHF 50. After this point, they will no longer be entitled to their place on the course. If the participant cancels the course at a later date or fails to attend on the day of the course, 100 per cent of the course fee will be payable. The fee applies to each course place.
What happens in the event of illness or an accident if I do NOT have the Basic cover option?
Unfortunately, situations do arise in life that make it impossible to attend a planned course. This could be a sudden illness, a severe bout of flu or even an accident. We at miniSchoggi deeply regret such occurrences, as we would, of course, love to welcome all registered participants to the course.
However, the course fees are still payable in all circumstances, as we are unable to re-sell the booked place in the usually extremely short time remaining before the course starts, and we have already incurred various costs in connection with the booking and course preparation. Even with the best will in the world, we cannot bear these individual risk costs for a single person ourselves. We therefore recommend booking the optional ‘Basic’ participation option. Thank you very much for your understanding.
Basic enrolment option for course booking
The ‘Basic’ course participation option is the ideal addition to your course booking, and one you really shouldn’t miss out on. It ensures that, even in the event of many unforeseen circumstances – such as illness, an accident, COVID-19, the death or funeral of a family member, pregnancy complications, etc. (see the link below for a full list and details), you can still attend the course at a later date at no extra cost.
The Basic participation option is not compulsory and can be purchased voluntarily alongside the course. If you do not take this out, the standard course and cancellation terms and conditions apply. Further information on the participation option can be found at: https://www.minischoggi.ch/gb/participation-options.html
Please note that external costs (hotel accommodation, travel expenses, etc.) are never covered by the Basic participation option. To cover these costs, we recommend taking out cancellation insurance, which usually overlaps to some extent with the Basic participation option, but often involves excesses or significant restrictions. Depending on your insurance policy, however, external costs may already be included in your travel insurance. You can find further information on cancellation insurance at: http://www.minischoggi.ch/versicherung
Any questions? We're here to help!
Do you have any questions, or is anything unclear? If so, please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone on 044 480 14 14 or by email at info@minischoggi.ch.
Please note, however, that we cannot provide any further advice on insurance or on any existing private insurance policies you may have. Everyone must decide for themselves what risks they are willing to take and what that is worth to them. Thank you for your understanding.
We’re really looking forward to welcoming you to the course soon! Your miniSchoggi team