After the expenses of the holidays, and the end of the year, and winter, January is often, especially historically, seen as a lean month. In Germanic countries, it is called the month with a hole (loch). The budget can have a gaping hole, and the pantry and cellar, and maybe the belt needs a new hole put in it for tightening. So, a lot of Januarloch recipes have developed. Some are of simple root vegetable soups, to use the remains in the cellar. Others are for Kuchen/cakes with actual holes in the center (to use fewer ingredients), or with very simple ingredients. And there is a bread called the Januarloch - and it has a hole in the middle.
Bakeries have this bread this month. The slices, when cut, are small, but it a very tasty bread.
Breakfast?
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