Weißenburger Lebkuchen Manufaktur

About the Manufactory

The Weißenburger Lebkuchen Manufaktur in Weißenburg in Altmühlfranken produces handcrafted Elisen gingerbread and gingerbread confectionery. The gingerbread is baked according to recipes from old baking tradition by a master baker in a stone oven, which gives it a particularly moist texture. Ingredients used include honey, roasted almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts, marzipan, chocolate as well as flours and spelt. The range includes numerous varieties such as spelt, nougat, walnut and red wine Elisen gingerbread, alongside King's cake, hand-poured chocolate, pralines and Weißenburger Pflastersteine. The products are sold via the company's own online shop, telephone order taking and on-site sales in Weißenburg.

Site: Weißenburg
Processes: Baking of Elisen gingerbread in the stone oven (handcrafted), Hand-poured chocolate production, Online shop, On-site sales, Telephone order taking
Materials: Honey, Almonds (roasted), Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Chocolate, Marzipan, Flour, Spelt
Certificates: ISO 9001
Industries: Food/gingerbread manufactory

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Recipe based on old baking tradition
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Preparing the dough with honey, almonds, nuts and spices
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Baking in the stone oven
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Finishing with couverture chocolate and marzipan
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Sales via online shop and on-site sales

Ingredients

Honey

Basic ingredient of the gingerbread dough for golden-yellow moistness.

Almonds (roasted)

Roasted almonds as a core ingredient of the Elisen gingerbread.

Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts for crunchy gingerbread varieties.

Walnuts

Basis of the walnut Elisen gingerbread.

Marzipan

High proportion of marzipan as filling and finishing.

Chocolate

Dark, milk and white couverture chocolate for coating and for hand-poured chocolate.

Flour

Flour as a classic dough ingredient; flour-free varieties are offered separately.

Spelt

Spelt flour for the spelt Elisen gingerbread.

Locations

Weißenburg

DE

Manufactory and sales

Materials: Honey, almonds, nuts, chocolate, marzipan, flour, spelt

Stone oven

Products

**Finest Elisen gingerbread**Stone oven · Food craft

**Elisen gingerbread confectionery**Stone oven · Food craft

**Elisen gingerbread without flour**Stone oven · Food craft

**Spelt Elisen gingerbread**Stone oven · Food craft

**Walnut Elisen gingerbread**Stone oven · Food craft

**Hazelnut Elisen gingerbread**Stone oven · Food craft

**Nougat Elisen gingerbread**Stone oven · Food craft

**Red wine Elisen gingerbread**Stone oven · Food craft

Inside the production

Industries

Food/gingerbread manufactory

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Baking of Elisen gingerbread in the stone oven (handcrafted)Other (food craft/baking)	–	–	–	–	Honey, Almonds, Nuts, Chocolate, Marzipan, Spices, Flour, Spelt, Vanilla, Couverture
Hand-poured chocolate productionOther (food craft)	–	–	–	–	Chocolate, Dark couverture, Milk couverture, White couverture

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Stone oven	–	–	–	–	Weißenburg

Quality

The recipes originate from old baking tradition and are continuously developed and refined by the master baker.

Evidence	Weißenburg
ISO 9001