What is Zweiback?

[Michael Summers]

I found a recipe that calls for Zweiback crumbs in a graham-cracker type
crust. I have no idea what this is. Can anyone help me out?
Thanks in advance!
Karen

[Rachel Cree]

I think they are something like digestive biscuits.. sold in the states?

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"Michael Summers" <ma...@eugeneez.net> wrote:

»I found a recipe that calls for Zweiback crumbs in a graham-cracker type

»crust. I have no idea what this is. Can anyone help me out?
»Thanks in advance!
»Karen

»
Yup,

These are Twice-Baked (Zwei-Back) crackers that are super hard
and are often used as teething biscuits for babies...
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[carol]

hi,

"Zweiback" is a German cookie. "Zwei" means TWO, "back" means "bake".
So, Zweiback would mean twice bake, I haven't seen the cookie myself but
i think it's sort of like biscotti, heard that it's very hard as well!

carol

> Michael Summers wrote in message <7c1f6j$rom$1...@news.jb.com>...

[cap1...@hotmail.com]

Zweiback is spelled "zwieback" and all of you were right
on the translation (twice-baked). It is the german equivalent of
dutch "beschuit" and you might find it under the name 'rusks' wherever
you live.

Contrary to what all of you say, zwieback/beschuit is a very light
and very easily-breakable light cracker/biscuit that can be eaten
with any type of savoury or sweet topping. It is definitely not
hard or dense at all!

In The Netherlands, beschuit is eaten with sugar-covered aniseeds
for good luck whenever a baby is born.
Older people like to plop a beschuit into their soup (so it takes
up all the broth and becomes 3 times as large :-).

If you're looking for a replacement, then use some kind of
neutral-flavoured (or with the lightest sweetness) biscuits.
Ladyfingers (although there's sugar on them) or commercial
cheapo breadsticks come to mind.

Hope this helps!
Groetjes,
Stephanie

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[Levindonna]

>I found a recipe that calls for Zweiback crumbs in a graham-cracker type
>crust. I have no idea what this is. Can anyone help me out?

Karen, zweibacks are usually kept in the Baby Food section of the supermarket
-- at least in New York. I could never find them in the regular cookie/cracker
aisle; I finally wised up and checked in the baby food aisle. Success every
time!

[Jodi L Poniewaz]

zweibek is in the baby food section in pittsburgh stores as well. heinz
or gerber makes is, maybe both?? i have never seen it outside of the
baby food isle. :)

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>
> "Zweiback" is a German cookie. "Zwei" means TWO, "back" means "bake".
> So, Zweiback would mean twice bake, I haven't seen the cookie myself but
> i think it's sort of like biscotti, heard that it's very hard as well!
>

VERY hard and quite dry. I see them in the cookie aisle
regularly...usually up on the top shelf. I think there's a baby on the
label...my aunt said they are sometimes used as teething aids. I haven't
had one in years but I remember dunking them in milk...they have an
anise-like taste.

Paula
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[Donnie or Stephanie Sorrells]

These cookies are found in the baby food section of all grocery stores and
the are fairly hard. They are used to help babies that are teething. But
they taste wonderful even if your not teething.

>> Michael Summers wrote in message <7c1f6j$rom$1...@news.jb.com>...

>> >I found a recipe that calls for Zweiback crumbs in a graham-cracker type
>> >crust. I have no idea what this is. Can anyone help me out?

>> >Thanks in advance!
>> >Karen
>> >
>> >

[Donnie or Stephanie Sorrells]

[Donnie or Stephanie Sorrells]

[Curly Sue]

In the USA they are a hard biscuit used as teething biscuits and when
ground up, for crumb-type crusts.

That's life I guess.

I think it's Nabisco that makes them.

cap1...@hotmail.com wrote:

>Zweiback is spelled "zwieback" and all of you were right
>on the translation (twice-baked). It is the german equivalent of
>dutch "beschuit" and you might find it under the name 'rusks' wherever
>you live.

>Contrary to what all of you say, zwieback/beschuit is a very light
>and very easily-breakable light cracker/biscuit that can be eaten
>with any type of savoury or sweet topping. It is definitely not
>hard or dense at all!

>In The Netherlands, beschuit is eaten with sugar-covered aniseeds
>for good luck whenever a baby is born.
>Older people like to plop a beschuit into their soup (so it takes
>up all the broth and becomes 3 times as large :-).

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
sue at interport net

[rebecca didt]

Here it's called Zwieback, pronounced 'tsfeebak', and here in Leipzig,
looks like ready made toast, has a slightly sweet taste, and is dry and
very crumbly, absolutely *not* hard! It's often given to kids cos it's
sweet and easy to eat; you can also crumble it into warm milk and mix it
to a kind of mush for feeding to babies. - Rebecca

[kaat]

It is a double shaped bread bun in the Mennonite tradition that I grew up in
:-).

hope this helps
kaat