Gevuld Speculaas
"My very Dutch mother's recipe for this Dutch classic which is usually made in time for Saint Nicolaas or for Christmas. There may be more to this recipe - I got this off a piece of paper sitting in another cookbook and it looks like a quick translation from somewhere. It's one of those recipes that I make by sight but I haven't made it for a couple of years."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
1 9in cake tin
ingredients
- almonds, spice (see recipe for amandelspijs, 2 batches)
- 200 g flour
- 150 g butter
- 100 g caster sugar or 100 g brown sugar
directions
- Line the square cake tin[?9 inch].
- Mix all the ingredients except for the almond spice together.
- Divide the speculaas mix into two and press the first amount into the bottom of the tin.
- Add the almond spice on top and then cover this with a layer of speculaas from the second amount of speculaas.
- Decorate with almonds.
- Bake for 30 minutes in a moderate oven[350F/180C].
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Once again a recipe that is close to what mum used to make. It is a very easy recipe and I know I will be making it often.
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Missy Wombat
Australia
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