Gingerbread cookies made by Winkler Bakery have been made the same way since 1807
There is a bakery in Salem, NC called Winkler Bakerywhich it uses the same gingerbread cookie recipe from the year 1807. This is a traditional recipe for gingerbread cookies, which are in great demand during the end-of-year festivities.
Many people leave other states in search of this famous candy, especially at the end of the year. According to Google Trends data, this the cookie is the most sought-after candy in the statebut it can be found in all regions, not just Salem.
Inherited from German immigrants, the gingerbread cookie is thin and very crunchy. In an interview with local station WRAL, one of the bakers at Winkler Bakery, Sister Deborahtold the differential of the product offered by the bakery: black cane molasses replaces traditional US concentrated molasses. Moreover, the whole process is done in a classic way, from the material used, that is the same as when the bakery opened in 1799until the wood-fired oven.
“Bakers arrive between 5 and 6 a.m. to heat the ovens,” employee Amanda Bumgardner explained to North Carolina Field & Family magazine. 371ºC, they have to wait for the oven to cool to about 204ºC to bake the cookies “.
Sister Deborah also mentioned that cookies they were carried by travellers that passed through North Carolina during the winters of the 1800s. The strong spices and ginger kept people fulfilled and also help with cough and congestion.
Other differences between traditional biscuits and those of Winkler Bakery are: the lack of themed decorations and the fact that they are much thinner than normal be transported more easily.
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