Apple Crumble Pie
I was planning to make apple pie, when I realized that all my guests were born in the most southern province of The Netherlands. [...]
Filled Speculaas
Filled speculaas is a Dutch pastry consisting of a spiced cookie dough, filled with almond paste and then oven baked. People eat it around [...]
Banana cake
Banana cake is a sweet, but moist cake with a taste of the tropics. In North America, often banana's are subsidized by grocery stores to [...]
Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb pie is a delicious, slightly tart pie that announces spring. Rhubarb is only in season for 2 months. Harvesting the stems and working [...]
Blini
Blini are nothing more or less than savory Russian and Ukrainian pancakes. While traditionally they were small and made with buckwheat flour, they are [...]
Dutch ‘banketstaaf’
Traditionally, Dutch 'banketstaaf' is eaten on the occasion of the birthday of Saint Nicolas, december 6th. This is a tradition going back to the 3rd [...]
Almond Paste
Almond paste is the main ingredient in 'banketstaaf', a Dutch pastry but also appears in Christmas stollen and other premium raisin breads. The main ingredients [...]
Walnut cake with halva and almonds
Walnut cake with halva and almonds will satisfy cake and dessert lovers. This recipe is a variation on Ottolenghi's recipe. The buttered walnuts and the almond [...]
Apple pie – Dutch style
Apple pie - Dutch style -as opposed to the American style- has a more sweet and buttery dough. Also usually the cover is a lattice [...]
