Hello Annemieke,
That is so special and precious, to have a mother at such an advanced age and being able to give her a special treat that can evoke sweet memories. Glad we can play a small part in this with our recipe. It is very easy to leave out the cranberry filling in this recipe. As long as you have good speculaas spices and good quality (home made) almond paste, it will taste very authentic.

Health and happiness for you both 🍀

Marieke & Ed

Let us know how it goes!

Wishing you happy Holidays

Hello Alisa,
Yes, it would be possible to make one large pie. We have not done this so we cannot give you the exact measurements and baking time. Given the amount of dough we would maybe opt for two pies. We estimate the amount of filling could also be doubled for one large pie and you may need some more oven time.
We hope it will work out and will be delicious!

Hello Susan,
Yes, we do freeze them and that goes very well with these pies and also with speculaas cookies. You can also give them a quick pick me up in the oven for 5 to 7 minutes. We would advice you to serve them within two to three weeks.The quality of all bakes gets less we find when held in the freezer for longer.

Hello Gery,
It is usually done with a steel mold or one cut out of (baking)paper. You can make them with speculaas (cookie) dough or bread dough and most of the time they are filled with a type of almond paste. It also depends on the region in Holland, each province can have its own tradition. Like Friesland, where they make them out of ‘oranjekoek’ or something resembling ‘taaitaai’.
We presume you understand Dutch and so we want to point you to this website that has a recipe that might help you on your way:
www.baksels.net/site/...m-en-sara/

Good luck with it and happy baking!

Hi Trudy,
Sorry, we do not know how or why this can be, we are able to pin them when we try ourselves.

Thank you so much Irene for this wonderful feedback. Much appreciated!

Happy baking,

Ed & Marieke