Food Wine Produce | Monthly Features
27/11/2023
Festive fare with German flair
by Mornington Peninsula Magazine

German families are known for lovingly baking sweet treats at Christmas, a custom upheld at Bütterken Bakery. As the year comes to a close, locals can count themselves fortunate to enjoy a range of festive delicacies from the popular Mount Eliza business this holiday season.

Bütterken regulars testify to the quality of the bakery’s products, and the mainstays – the popular pretzels, sweet buns and sourdoughs – shall undoubtedly continue to walk out the door.  However, this month owners Anita and Hendrik, together with their team, are proud to introduce locals to some distinctly German Christmas fare.

Along with the usual goodies, Bütterken will offer traditional German stollen made using organic Victorian flour and packed with Gippsland butter, Australian fruit and nuts, and candied peel and spices. Coated with icing sugar, it’s the ultimate festive treat. Breathe in the smell of Christmas with every delicious mouthful.

Hosting an event? Family and friends will be impressed by any one of the bakery’s whole cakes. Serve them a bienenstich (bee sting) or a gorgeous cherry crumble; the taste of cherries at Christmas is always a must.

In the spirit of the season of giving, thoughtfully packaged take-home gifts of zimtsterne – cinnamon star biscuits – are also available for customers to purchase for loved ones or for themselves.

Bütterken Bakery is open Tuesday-Friday from 8am-2pm and Saturday-Sunday 8am-2pm, and Anita, Hendrik and their staff wish everyone who has supported them throughout 2023 a very Merry Christmas: Frohe Weihnachten to all.

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Shop 2/54 Mount Eliza Way, Mount Eliza