Bethmännchen

Bethmännchen (German for "a little Bethmann") is a pastry made from marzipan with almond, powdered sugar, rosewater, flour and egg. It is a traditional cookie usually baked for Christmas Day and is widely available in chocolate shops around Frankfurt.Frankfurt Christmas Market Retrieved 25 August 2013Peter Badenhop, Frankfurter Gerichte : Fünf Spezialitäten, die man probiert haben sollte (five inevitable dishes of Frankfurt) in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung dated 25. August 2021

It is a special commodity sold in Frankfurt's Christmas market, one of the oldest Christmas marketsHoliday in Frankfurt – Your guide to Frankfurt, Germany Retrieved 25 August 2013 in Germany which dates back as far as 1393.ONLY IN FRANKFURT: HOT APPLE WINE AND “BETHMÄNNCHEN” MARZIPAN CANDIES LURE VISITORS TO THE CITY’S TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MARKET Retrieved 25 August 2013

History The name comes from the family of Bethmann.You can bank on a good time in Frankfurt Retrieved 25 August 2013 Legend has it that Parisian pastry chef Jean Jacques Gautenier developed the recipe for banker and city councilor Simon Moritz von Bethmann in 1838.british-in-germany.de, "British in Germany, Living in Germany", retrieved 25 August 2013 Originally the Bethmännchen were decorated with four almonds, one for each son of Simon Moritz. After the death of his son Heinrich in 1845, the fourth almond was removed. However, this story is unlikely, since Simon Moritz had died already in 1826.

After one and a half centuries of manufacturing, its form and recipe has never been changed.Christmas Recipe from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in London Retrieved 25 August 2013

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