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Dutch ‘Appelflappen’ with Home Made Rough Puff Pastry

The English call it rough puff pastry, the French ‘feuilletage minute. A great dough to have in your arsenal. It rises slightly less than the more elaborate puff pastry (about 75%) but it is so quick and… >>

Classic Dutch Apple Pie

Warm apple pie is the classic bake in Holland, to go with coffee or to get for dessert. Almost everybody loves it. Even families that almost never bake anything will probably know how to bake an apple pie or have a family recipe lying around. The classic Dutch apple pie always uses… >>

Christmas Baking: Apple Pie Scones with Cranberries

Dreaming of a light Christmas! I normally bake these apple pie scones without the cranberries, nutmeg and cloves, but I thought I’d give them the December makeover. I love the tartness of the cranberries and the bright red accents they give. If you are going to make this recipe be sure to… >>

Deliciously Satisfying Muesli Buns

I like these buns because they make you feel healthy and happy. They taste so good and every bite you take is a little different from the next, because there’s so much going on with all the different ingredients… >>

Sticky Cinnamon Buns

They are sticky and delicious and they are best when warm and fresh. In Holland we have something called ‘Zeeuwse Bolussen’ made in the province of Zeeland. They are very similar to these cinnamon buns. You can also keep them … >>

Orchard Apple Pie

We always feel very lucky when we can share in the yield harvested by friends who own trees that bare fruit and nuts. Apples, peers and walnuts, we know what to do with them! Somehow they always taste better than … >>

Autumn Muffins

It’s these kind of recipes that send out the right kind of whiffs to get me in a cheery autumn mood. All I need then to make me completely happy is a look out of the window onto the trees … >>

Baby it’s Cold Outside: Come in for some Cardamom Cake

Bake this fruity, spicy cardamom Cake! You won’t be sorry! Especially when it’s cold outside, or stormy. In Holland we have this stormy weather often in late fall and early winter. It conjures up images of people on bikes, leaning forward, trying to peddle against the wind… >>

Apple Pie a la Normande

With this recipe combines the best of two worlds: The buttery, sandy dough of the Dutch ‘appeltaart’ with the filling of a pie from Normandy. So, no cinnamon this time, but you do get the long lingering scent and taste of Calvados… >>

Merry Christmas Muffins

These festive muffins are great to bake for a Christmas morning breakfast. I especially love the moistness and the surprise, because every bite gives you a different combination of tastes and textures. I ‘invented’ these muffins because I wanted to use my home made candied orange peel and sweet marzipan. Together with the red cranberries and not forgetting… >>

The Original IJzerkoekjes: Iron Plate Cookies

I love making old Dutch cookies. I got a real iron plate to make ijzerkoekjes (iron cookies) that come from the town of Vlaardingen (near Rotterdam in Holland) as an early Christmas present from my mother-in-law Jos. They are pretty popular over there, all the bakers bake them, but of course it’s also a good tradition to make them at home. >>