{{Short description|German type of dried fruit filled bread}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Bremer Klaben | name_lang = de | name_italics = true | image = Bremer Klaben-01.jpg | caption = | alternate_name = Klaben | country = Germany | region = Bremen | creator = | course = | type = Stollen | served = | main_ingredient = Flour, butter, sugar, dried fruit (especially raisins), orange and lemon peel, rum, almonds, yeast | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Bremer Klaben''', or just '''Klaben''', is a type of Stollen from Bremen, Germany. This celebrated bread, famous in Northern Germany,<ref> [http://www.bremen-tourism.de/favourite-bremen-food A Favourite Bremen Food] Retrieved 21 August 2013 </ref> is traditionally eaten during the Christmas season. It is said that Bremer Klaben tastes especially good when it is baked two weeks before serving.<ref>[http://www.sufino.de/reisefuehrer-fuer-kinder/reisefuehrer-bremen-fuer-kinder/ausflugsziele-fuer-kinder-in-bremen/typisches-rezept-aus-bremen-bremer-klaben-ohne-alkohol.html Recipe of Bremer Klaben] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043043/http://www.sufino.de/reisefuehrer-fuer-kinder/reisefuehrer-bremen-fuer-kinder/ausflugsziele-fuer-kinder-in-bremen/typisches-rezept-aus-bremen-bremer-klaben-ohne-alkohol.html |date=2016-03-04 }} Retrieved 21 August 2013</ref> It has a shelf life of several months.<ref>[http://travel.michelin.com/web/destination/Germany-Bremen/news-Bremen_food_capital_of_northern_Germany Bremen Food Capital of Northern Germany] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219012408/http://travel.michelin.com/web/destination/Germany-Bremen/news-Bremen_food_capital_of_northern_Germany |date=2014-02-19 }} Retrieved 21 August 2013</ref>
==Appearance== This pastry has more raisins than an ordinary fruit cake.<ref> [http://www.bild.de/regional/bremen/hefegebaeck/wo-sind-in-bremen-die-besten-klaben-zu-haben-21270498.bild.html Where are the best in Bremen Klaben to have, translated via Google] Retrieved 21 August 2013 </ref> It is a bread of sorts made with dried fruit (especially raisins), flour, butter, sugar, orange and lemon peel, rum, almonds, yeast and salt, though many variations exist. A feature that distinguishes it from Stollen is that it is not dusted with powdered sugar after baking.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.germanfoods.org/consumer/facts/hanseaticcities.cfm |title=GermanFoods.org - Bremen and Hamburg: Culinary Treasures From The Hanseatic Cities<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-12-24 |archive-date=2014-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331200304/http://www.germanfoods.org/consumer/facts/hanseaticcities.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The recipe is closely associated to the traditional Stecker cake shop which was founded in 1742.<ref> [http://travelandtourismguide.com/things-to-do-in-hamburg-germany/ Things to do in Hamburg Germany] Retrieved 21 August 2013 </ref>
==History== The earliest known document mentioning Klaben is from 1593.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Manz | first =Sebastian | title =Traditionsgebäck darf künftig nur noch in der Hansestadt und umzu hergestellt werden - EU stellt Bremer Klaben unter Schutz | work =Bremen | publisher =Weser Kurier | date =22 December 2010 | url =http://www.weser-kurier.de/Artikel/Bremen/291563/EU+stellt+Bremer+Klaben+unter+Schutz.html | accessdate =1 September 2011 | archive-date =28 March 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084223/http://www.weser-kurier.de/Artikel/Bremen/291563/EU+stellt+Bremer+Klaben+unter+Schutz.html | url-status =dead }}</ref>
Since December 2009 it has a protected designation of origin. The bread-shaped cake joined the select ranks of food that enjoy protected geographical indications under EU law, such as Aachener Printen gingerbread and lebkuchen from Nuremberg. The Commission Regulation of the European Union released the announcement through its Official Journal.<ref>{{Cite web | title =Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2009 of 30 November 2009 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bremer Klaben (PGI)) | work =Official Journal of the European Union | publisher =Commission of the European Union | date =3 December 2010 | url =http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:317:0030:0031:EN:PDF | accessdate =1 September 2011 }}</ref>
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