Delicious Gipfeli Recipe with a Twist

Jun 28, 2025July 3, 20251 11
A Simple Gipfeli Recipe
in Snacks & Appetizers

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Ingredients

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 ¼ cup cold milk
1 packet (7g) instant dry yeast
200g unsalted cold butter (for folding)
1 tbsp honey (for a mild sweetness) Twist
Zest of 1 lemon or orange (for a fresh zing)
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp milk

Nutrition Facts (Per Gipfeli – Approx.)

Calories
260
Fat
14g
Carbohydrates
29g
Sugar
3g
Protein
5g
Stuffing Options
You can add Choco-chips, dark chocolate, cheese or ham for your taste.
Sweet Gipfeli
To make theme sweet you can dust sugar powder
Freeze
You can even freeze them and use them whenever you want to enjoy fresh Gipfeli.
A Bite of History – The Swiss Charm of Gipfeli of citrus zest – perfect for those who love a blend of classic and fresh! The Gipfeli is a beloved...

Steps To Make Gipfeli

1.In first step you have to warm the mil not to boil or hot by adding sugar and yeast. Stir the milk gently and let it sit for 5-7 minutes until it gets foamy. Note: If the milk won’t get foamy then you need to try again with fresh yeast because the first one is dead.
2.In 2nd step take a large size mixing bowl, add flour and salt in it to whisk these. Pour honey, lemon zest and yeast mixture in the bowl. Give a rest/knead to dough for smoothness and its elasticity and it would be like 8-10 minutes. Make dough balls, then cover them with damp towel and again put them in a cool place for 30 minutes.
3.In 3rd step you have to make large rectangle slices with the dough you have made before. Apply the cold butter into thin slabs and then arrange it over two-thirds of the dough. You need to fold the dough like a letter by bringing the bottom third up, then the top third over the bottom one.
4.After following the above cover the dough and refrigerate it for 30 minutes
5.You need to repeat this fold-and-roll process for 2 more times and every time give it rest in refrigerator for the best buttery layers.
6.In the 4th step you need to roll out the dough into a long rectangle like ¼ inch thick then cut these in pizza slices shape (triangles) and the base should be 4 inches wide.
7.Now gently roll and stretch every triangle from tip to base and to give it an iconic crescent shape don’t forget to curve it slightly.
8.Take baking sheet with parchment paper to line these unbaked Gipfeli.
9.Set your oven temperature at 375°F (190°C) for preheating and put Gipfeli at room temperature for almost 45 minutes so Gipfeli can get the perfect desired puffed shape. If you want to give a glossy finish then you need to brush every crescent of Gipfeli with egg yolk and milk after whisking in a bowl.
10.Now it’s time to bake these Gipfeli so you need to bake them in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes or when you see flaky and golden brown color. You can enjoy eating them warm or cool as you want to because choice is yours.

A Bite of History – The Swiss Charm of Gipfeli

of citrus zest – perfect for those who love a blend of classic and fresh!

The Gipfeli is a beloved staple of the Swiss breakfast, which is soft in eating, buttery in taste, golden in color, and crescent in shape. Gipfeli also, has resembles with French croissant in shape, and has its own charm in Alpine cuisine.

Gipfeli has a slightly denser, mildly sweet or savoury taste than a French croissant.

You can enjoy Gipfeli plain or even with coffee, tea or chocolate; it gives you the best warm bite on cold Swiss mornings. Gipfeli became an essential breakfast in Switzerland back in the 20th century when bakeries started to offer simpler croissants every day. Today, I’m going to add a little twist with honey and citrus zest in this Gipfeli recipe so everyone can enjoy the blend of freshness of classics.

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