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Basler Brot | Traditional Bread From Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland | TasteAtlas

Basler Brot

(Basler Laibli, Bread of Basel)

Basler brot is a traditional bread originating from Basel. It is made with a starter, resulting in light and airy bread with a distinctive flavor. Other ingredients include wholegrain flour or half dark and half white flour, water, and salt. It is characterized by an aromatic crumb, high water content, and high baking temperatures.


Visually, the bread is oblong, and it consists of two round loaves of bread that are combined together at the ends. The two pieces represent two Cantons – Basel countryside and Basel the city. It was first mentioned in Eugen A. Meiers 1792 book Das süsse Basel.

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