Fairground sweets course

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Do you remember how, as a child, you used to wander around the funfair, taking in all those delicious smells of gingerbread, roasted almonds, popcorn, punch and crêpes, and wanting to spend all your pocket money at every stall?

Well, now is the time not just to reminisce, but to make those memories come true. We’ll take you back to your childhood and proudly present our funfair course. On the course itself, you’ll learn how to make gingerbread, roasted almonds, the finest Basler Leckerli and moist pear buns.

But as a funfair has so much more to offer, and it’s simply not possible to fit all these delicacies into a single course, we’ve put together – as always – a very comprehensive recipe booklet for you, in which you’ll find even more classic treats. In the recipe booklet, you’ll find ‘ z.B. ’ – doughnuts filled with raspberry jam – as well as homemade marshmallows, churros, glazed apples, Rahmtäfeli, Flammkuchen, Fasnachtschüechli and much more. Are you finding it hard to wait too? Then be sure to register now and don’t miss out on our festive carnival celebrations.

Roasted almonds

As is so often the case in life, what seems to be the simplest thing ends up being the most difficult. This is also true when it comes to making caramelised almonds, as there are so many mistakes that can be made during the ‘simple’ process of making them. We’ll show you everything you need to bear in mind when making caramelised almonds. At the end, everyone can take their caramelised almonds home, beautifully packaged.

Basel Läckerli

The Basler Läckerli, or Basler Leckerli, is a traditional, gingerbread-style honey biscuit that was invented in Basel and named after its place of origin. It also contains various spices, nuts and candied fruit. During the course, each participant makes their own Läckerli dough. After baking, the biscuits are given their signature feature – the white icing as the finishing touch – before being lovingly packed into a biscuit tin for safe transport home.

Stomach bread

Do you ever find that when you walk past a Magenbrot stall at a Christmas market, you just have to buy some? Did you know that the name ‘Magenbrot’ comes from the stomach-soothing spices in the biscuit, such as cloves, cinnamon, star anise and mace? In the early days, it was even called ‘Kräuterbrot’ (herb bread). The pastry gets its dark colour from the cocoa in the recipe. On the course, you’ll make your own Magenbrot from scratch and finish by glazing the pieces with a delicious glaze.

Pear buns

The Birewegge is a traditional Swiss pastry filled with dried pears, spices and nuts. Birnenweggen should not be confused with pear bread, as in pear bread the filling is mixed into the bread dough, whereas the Birnenweggen we make on the course are wrapped in yeast dough. Due to time constraints, we won’t be making the filling from scratch on the day of the course, but we will be making the yeast dough required. This is then filled with the Birnenwegge filling, wrapped in the dough and given its characteristic pattern before the Birnenweggen go into the oven.

Key figures

Course duration

approx. 4 hours

Course venue

See ‘Course location’ below

Language of instruction

The course is taught in German.

Number of participants & age

The course is suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and over. A maximum of 12 people can take part in each course, as we are very keen to provide individual support.

Catering

Water, coffee and tea will be available before and during the course. (You’re welcome to bring sandwiches or other snacks to eat.)

What you'll take home

At the end of the course, you’ll be able to take home the fairground treats you’ve made yourself (Magenbrot, Basler Läckerli, roasted almonds and Birnenweggen). You’ll also receive a comprehensive recipe booklet containing lots of other great recipes.

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

On our fairground baking course, you’ll learn how to make various baked goods such as Magenbrot, caramelised almonds, Birnenweggen and Basler Leckerli. You’ll learn the whole process, from the dough right through to the finished product. Thanks to our comprehensive recipe booklet, you should have no trouble recreating these treats at home later on.