Christmas only. Exactly as intended.
Traditional Stollen from an old Saxon family recipe, Swiss Christmas biscuits and Bündner Nusstorte — made in small batches for the festive season.
Our Story
Continental Crust comes to life once a year, in the run-up to Christmas.
Our Stollen is made from an old family recipe from Saxony, with roots in the Dresden Stollen tradition. Our Christmas biscuits draw mainly on traditional Swiss recipes: the sort of festive baking we know, remember and firmly believe belongs on the table in December.
Once a year, we head north to Papa Westray in Orkney to join our family at The Motley Way for our annual Christmas baking marathon. With the space, equipment and plenty of willing hands, a few very busy days turn into Stollen, Swiss Christmas biscuits, Nusstorte and an unreasonable number of baking trays.
Then Continental Crust heads back south for the Christmas markets.
What We Bake
A little taste of continental Christmas, made with family recipes and plenty of care. Our bakes are seasonal, and availability may vary between markets and events.
Rich with butter, almonds and spiced rum-soaked raisins, made to an old Saxon family recipe with roots in the Dresden Stollen tradition. Best enjoyed after a period of maturation.
250 g
A festive assortment inspired mainly by traditional Swiss recipes. Each box contains seven different varieties — around 35 biscuits of different shapes and sizes, perfect for sharing (if you’re feeling generous).
250 g · 7 varieties per box
A Swiss walnut and caramel tart with a buttery pastry shell and a rich, nutty filling. A classic from Graubünden, baked in a generous sharing size.
600 g
Everything is seasonal and made in limited quantities. The selection can vary between markets and events. We don’t run an online shop and we don’t post our bakes.
Find Continental Crust
Continental Crust is a Christmas-only venture. You’ll find us at selected seasonal markets and events, or you can contact us directly by email or in person.
We don’t run an online shop and we don’t post our bakes. Availability is limited, local and seasonal — exactly as intended.
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Stollen. Swiss biscuits. Nusstorte. Christmas.
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