Like being in 7th Stollen Heaven: Stollen-Baking Classes in Dresden
1. April 2026
STOLLEN-BAKING CLASSES WITH DRESDEN’S STOLLEN BAKERS
Try your hand at baking stollen
Although the ovens stop heating up by October at the latest, Dresden’s stollen bakers make plenty of time for stollen fans from near and far. In special baking classes or bakery tours, they offer a glimpse behind the scenes of this traditional pastry. But be warned! Anyone who participates should have one thing above all else: plenty of strength in their fingers. Because baking stollen is not exactly a walk in the park. Anyone who has tried it themselves will appreciate the special “craftsmanship” all the more. Whether with colleagues or the whole family—in the interactive bakeries, you’ll learn not only how many raisins are in a stollen, why they sometimes “whisper,” and what the pastry has to do with the Christ Child. The bakers themselves tell the grand history of the stollen as well as small, very personal stories surrounding the Striezel.
- Dresden Baking School, Dresden
- Gnauck Bakery, Ottendorf-Okrilla
- Willner Bakery, Dresden
- Wippler Bakery, Dresden
DEMONSTRATION BAKERY AT THE STRIEZELMARKT
Here, Dresden’s true “old” masters bake
Amid the colorful hustle and bustle of the market, between lovingly decorated little houses, Striezelmarkt visitors can enjoy the Dresden Christmas stollen with all their senses. At the entrance to Germany’s oldest Christmas market, in the demonstration bakery of the Stollen Protection Association, master bakers, journeymen, and apprentices stand at the wood-fired oven. Here, visitors can see firsthand how the famous Dresden Christmas stollen is made.
An atmospheric ambiance filled with sweet aromas and the warmth of the holiday season invites visitors to linger, watch, and sample. The experienced Stollen bakers offer visitors a very special pre-Christmas experience and share a story or two about the Dresden Christstollen.
The demonstration bakery at the Dresden Striezelmarkt is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting with the market; on December 24 until 2 p.m.
CHRISTMAS BAKERY AT THE STRIEZELMARKT
Ready, set, bake!
Little Christmas fans and foodies will get their money’s worth at the Christmas bakery near the Kreuzkirche! Throughout the entire Striezelmarkt season, the hut is a bustling meeting place for cookie enthusiasts and young baking fans, as children up to age 12 can bake cookies here together with bakers from Dresden. Whether as a gift for Grandma and Grandpa or simply to enjoy themselves: the sweet creations, most of which are lovingly and artfully decorated, can be taken home.
The Christmas bakery at the Dresden Striezelmarkt is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting on the first day of the market; on December 24, it closes at 2 p.m. From Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the bakery is reserved for groups of children from preschools and after-school care centers. Those interested can book a spot for their group by emailing plaetzchen(at)dresdnerstollen.com.
BILDERGALERIE
Die wahren Meister treffe
In einem großen Fotoshooting im Juni 2024 entstanden wundervolle Motive, die im Markenmagazin, auf Plakaten, in den Social-Media-Kanälen sowie unzähligen Printprodukten zum Einsatz kamen. Und auch, wer die Schaubackstube auf dem Striezelmarkt besuchte, tauchte in die himmlische Stollenwelt ein.