Zwieback

Mennonite Zwieback

Russian Mennonite zwieback is a yeast bread roll formed from two pieces of dough that are pulled apart when eaten. Placing the two balls of dough one on top of the other so that the top one does not fall off during the baking process is part of the art and challenge that must be mastered by the baker. Traditionally, zwieback are baked Saturday and eaten Sunday morning and for afternoon Faspa.Voth, Norma Jost, "Mennonite Foods & Folkways from South Russia, Volumes I", pp. 35-55. Good Books, 1990. ISBN 0-934672-89-X

Zwieback originated in port cities of the Netherlands or Danzig, where toasted,Hence twice-baked, the literal interpretation of zwieback. dried buns were used to provision ships. Mennonite immigrants continued this practice centuries later.

Nabisco (Kraft Foods) also sells zwieback as a teething cookie for young children.

See also

• Rusk
• Toast

References

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