The best things come near you. So do Knol's biscuits. These delicacies have been made in Groningen for almost a hundred years. Traditional and made by hand. In the same way as grandfather Knol did. Take a look at the bakery at Hoendiep. To whet your appetite for a slice with your coffee.
Tasteful place
The smell of fresh cake greets you as soon as you stand outside. Knol's bakery on Hoendiep is where local goodies are made. Once inside, you immediately enter the shop. Here you can get fresh biscuits daily, as well as other delicacies from the area. Further on, the sound of machines and laughter from colleagues can be heard. Let's take a look around.
Historical recipe
''Here we make cake the same way my great-grandfather did,'' says Edwin Knol, third-generation cake baker. With the same recipe. There is also a machine that grandpa Knol still used. Craftsmanship, that's what it's all about. Today, with a little more help from technology, but the approach has never changed. Nor has the delicious taste, for that matter. From sucade to ginger and nuts: there is a cake to suit every gourmet.
" "Same taste as a hundred years ago" "
From dough to cake
The distinctive cakes are made by hand every day. After the dough has stood for about 24 hours, the bite-sized pieces roll off the conveyor beside Edwin. Like an accomplished baker, he grabs them piece by piece, almost without looking. In one smooth movement, he rolls them through a pile of nuts. Durandus, his brother, makes sure they end up neatly in the baking tray. Full cart? Then they go into the oven. After seventy minutes at two hundred degrees, they are ready.
The carts of cake are quietly rolled out of the oven. The baking tray is skilfully turned over and so are the cakes. Let them cool for a while and then pack them up. Some ten thousand biscuits leave the bakery every week. You find them in supermarkets, specialist shops and catering establishments throughout the province. Delicious with coffee or just as a snack. And the flavour of the well-known 'old wives' cake' has even been poured into a chocolate bar. With the delicate flavour of aniseed, available at the Groningen Store in the Forum. Tasty? Off to the shop to pick up one of these delicious biscuits. Bon appetit!
