Poffertjes are a Dutch specialty, served at fairs (kermis) or pancake restaurants but you can also make them yourself. They’re like tiny pancakes, only thicker and sweeter. You can… [Read More...]
Sweet baking
Candied Orange Peel
This candied orange peel is wonderful in my Merry Christmas Muffins recipe. But also great in other cakes and cookies, festive breads and stollen. Blitz them up and use instead of zest in your biscotti, for an even more intense orange flavor. Or dip them in dark chocolate, use them to decorate or just eat them as is. So do not throw away your peel and start making this simple recipe! [Read More...]
Holiday Baking: Cinnamon Sugar Crusted Christmas Scones
You can find a Christmas Scones recipe on the WKB website already, but, same as with boy bands, there’s always room for more. While the first one has more butter, sugar, egg and spices in its ingredients list, this version is lighter with just a hint of cardamom in the scone itself, but with the added bones of a crusty cinnamon sugar top to give it the right balance. [Read More...]
Homemade Maple Toasted Muesli
This wholesome recipe is my adaptation of a recipe that was handed to me after a visit to a welcoming guest house on Vancouver Island, many years ago. I have made it ever since, for myself and others. I would describe it as toasted muesli but other people would call it granola because it also has some added sweetness. So maybe you could call it a healthy kind of granola or a sweetened muesli or cruesli or granuesli or… [Read More...]
Rose Tea Shortbread
I love shortbread and I love tea. So why not combine the two? I found the combination of this buttery biscuit with the scent of roses irresistible. My favorite rose tea does not consist of roses alone. Next to rose it also has the perfume of bergamot, lavender and vanilla. It is called… [Read More...]
Brownies with Walnuts & Chocolate Toffee Glaze
Could this be the ultimate brownie? Only one way to find out!
I tried several brownie recipes and mixed and baked until I had my own favorite version… [Read More...]
Zwetschgen Cobbler Cake
It is time to make good use of those beautiful plums. I don’t know exactly how to call this concoction. Americans would maybe call it a cobbler, English people a pudding, others a cake. Well, you can see what it looks like in the pictures and decide for yourself what name most fits your cultural background… [Read More...]
True Vanilla Cupcakes
Out of all the cupcakes variations you can make, the vanilla ones firmly stay everyone’s favorite. I quite like slapping on the frosting instead of piping it on with a piping bag. It sort of looks like a rustic iceberg that way. [Read More...]
Easy Frangipane & Raspberry Tart
It is said that the name Frangipane comes from a 16th century Italian Marquis called Muzio Frangipani. Whether this is true I do not know … I do know that this simple frangipane recipe works. I like to call it the Italian version of our Dutch almond paste (amandelspijs) [Read More...]
Lovely Lemon Syrup Cake
This is a cake that will never be too dry. It tastes good even without the syrup, but adding the sticky, sweet liquid lemon will give you so much satisfaction! It makes for the most aromatic citrus experience, provided you use the right lemons. Before you make it, please try and use the best and […] [Read More...]
