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Bread and apple strudel with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

A crispy crust, a soft crumb, and that absolutely sublime taste of freshly baked bread: our bread producers give their very best every day when baking the typical South Tyrolean bread. And what would South Tyrol/Südtirol be without its traditional apple strudel?
Since 2005, South Tyrolean bread and South Tyrolean apple strudel have been qualified to bear the South Tyrolean seal of quality. Bakers must comply with very strict quality criteria to maintain the quality seal.
Apple Strudel

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South Tyrolean bread and apple strudel in numbers

60
farmers cultivate about 350 tons of South Tyrolean grain across more than 85 hectares.
Approx. 20
bakeries and pastry shops bake bread and bakery specialities with the South Tyrolean seal of quality.
Approx. 15
bakeries and pastry shops produce apple strudel with the South Tyrolean seal of quality.
Approx. 85,000
kilograms of apple strudel with the South Tyrolean seal of quality are purchased by consumers every year.
26
kilometres is the length of all apple strudels baked if they were all lined up in a row! That’s equivalent to the distance from Bolano/Bozen to Meran/Merano.
¾
of all South Tyrolean apple strudels are prepared with shortcrust.
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How is South Tyrolean bread baked?

The bread varieties of South Tyrol have a history that goes back centuries. Even today, bread bearing the South Tyrolean seal of quality is being made based on the old recipes and traditional all-natural processes. Each bakery has its own recipes and family secrets.

According to the guidelines and criteria of the South Tyrolean seal of quality, the baking process for South Tyrolean bread allows only natural leavening agents such as yeast or natural sourdough. (The sourdough is, of course, made in-house.) The result: an intense and aromatic bread flavour and a juicy crumb. In addition, sourdough bread is widely considered to be easier to digest and to last longer.

Among the most popular South Tyrolean bread varieties is the “Vinschgerle” bread, traditionally made with sourdough and seasoned with caraway seed, blue fenugreek or “bread clover”, and fennel. 70 % of the dough is made from rye flour, with whole wheat flour and spelt flour subsequently mixed in. The original “Vinschger Ur-Paarl” bread, however, is still made from 100 % rye flour in keeping with the old tradition. It is usually eaten at breakfast with butter and South Tyrolean jam or as an afternoon snack (“Marende”).


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What's in South Tyrolean apple strudel?

Apple strudel with the South Tyrolean seal of quality gets its taste from a variety of natural flavours and ingredients such as apples, sultanas, pinoli pine nuts, cinnamon and other spices, sugar, crumbs, nuts or almonds and butter. All ingredients are natural and together form one of the region’s most typical desserts: South Tyrolean apple strudel.
The best ingredient for bread and baking specialties

Not like other grains. Regiograno are South Tyrolean cereals that support the local value chain, from the farmer to the mill, baker and restaurateur who use Regiograno flour for traditional recipes. In artisan bakeries, it's used in the making of different traditional breads like the typical Vinschger Paarl, Breatl, the crusty Schüttelbrot, or whole-wheat bread. When Regiograno flour is used for at least 75% in the production, bread can bear the South Tyrol Seal of Quality

The Regiograno project

Typical bread types and their nutritional values per 100 grams

People who care about taste and rich, healthy nutrients buy South Tyrolean bread.
Vinschger Paarl
Vinschger Paarl bread

contains about

  • 42 grams of carbohydrates
  • 40.9 grams of water
  • 8.7 grams of protein
  • 7.3 grams of fiber
  • 1.1 grams of fat
Whole-grain bread
Whole grain bread

contains about

  • 40 percent of water
  • 240 kilocalories
  • 1-2 grams of fat
Cut-up Vinschger Paarl
Venosta Valley Ur-Paarl

contains about

  • 40 percent of water
  • 53.5 grams of carbohydrates
  • 1.3 grams of fat
  • 7.6 grams of protein
  • Rye flour, rye flour full sight, yeast, salt, fennel seeds, bread clover

The creators of South Tyrolean bread and apple strudel

Our producers

Logo Bakery Harrasser
Panificio Harrasser
Bread and apple strudel
39031 Bruneck/Brunico
Logo Bakery Pardeller
Panificio Pardeller
Bread and apple strudel
39049 Sterzing/Vipiteno
Logo Plazotta
Panificio Plazotta
Bread and apple strudel
39057 Eppan/Appiano
Logo Niki Back
Niki Back GmbH
Bread and apple strudel
39040 Villanders/Villandro
Logo Bakeshop Schuster
Panificio Schuster
Bread and apple strudel
39024 Mals/Malles
Logo Stampfl Bread
Panificio Stampfl
Bread and apple strudel
39030 Rodeneck/Rodengo
Logo Fritz & Felix
Fritz & Felix
Bread and apple strudel
39040 Barbian/Barbiano
Logo Bakeshop Erb
Pasticceria Panificio Erb
Bread and apple strudel
39012 Meran/Merano
Logo Mayr Bakeshop
M.P.M. Mayr
Bread and apple strudel
39041 Brenner
Logo Bakery Profanter
Profanter Backstube
Bread and apple strudel
39042 Brixen/Bressanone
Logo Ultner Brot
Ultner Brot
Bread and apple strudel
39016 Ulten/Ultimo
Logo pastry shop Pupp
Café Konditorei Pupp
Bread and apple strudel
39042 Brixen/Bressanone
Logo Klemens pastry shop
Konditorei Klemens
Bread and apple strudel
39042 Brixen/Bressanone
Logo Alberti Bakeshop
Panificio Alberti
Bread and apple strudel
39042 Brixen/Bressanone
Logo Meraner Mühle
Meraner Mühle
Bread and apple strudel, Grain & flour
39011 Lana
Logo Bakery A. Fuchs
Panificio A. Fuchs
Bread and apple strudel
39020 Martell/Martello