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Bread and Salt - What's behind the tradition of moving in?

A person ties rosemary to bread in a modern Nolte kitchen.

Bread and salt are traditional symbols often given as a housewarming gift.

 

They stand for prosperity and hospitality and are supposed to bring luck to the new home. While bread symbolizes life's necessities, salt represents the essential spice in the new home. Learn more about the tradition of bread and salt as a housewarming gift and discover a delicious homemade bread recipe.

Recipe idea: Bread and saltFor this you will need the following ingredients:

1 pack dry yeast, 1 tsp sugar, 4 tbsp lukewarm water, 350 g wheat flour, 100 g rye flour, 2 tsp salt, some bread spice, 280 ml lukewarm water, some coarse salt and wheat flour for dough processing

Preparation

  1. Mix the dry yeast together with sugar and a tablespoon of wheat flour. Then add four tablespoons of lukewarm water and mix thoroughly until a paste forms. Leave this paste to rest for 15 minutes. In a bowl, mix the remaining flour together with salt and bread seasoning. Add the yeast mixture and 280 ml lukewarm water, and knead everything into a smooth dough with the dough hooks of a hand mixer for 5 minutes. Then cover the dough and leave to rest for approximately 15 minutes.
  2. Dust the countertop with some flour, knead the dough, and form into a ball. Place this onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and cover, leaving it to rest for approximately 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 230 degrees (fan oven: 210 degrees Celsius). Place an ovenproof dish filled with water on the oven floor. Bake the bread for about 30 minutes and then leave it to cool on a cooling rack.
  3. Now hand over the housewarming gift personally, carefully wrapped. For example, with a homemade paper banderole, a decorative ribbon or a rosemary sprig.

Enjoy your meal!

A person ties rosemary to bread in a modern Nolte kitchen.

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