I had the same problem – a dough that didn’t stick together. I live at sea level, so looked up other recipes for Rondo. They include an egg, so I improvised, adding 1/2 a beaten egg to this recipe. It worked out fine, although maybe I made a “boterkoek” instead?

Hello Robert,
These were no mini bites 🙂
Wonderful to bake and share, especially in these difficult times. Spreading the joy with a little help of our recipe, we love it.

Greetings from Holland and happy baking this autumn and winter too!

Ed & Marieke

I cheated recently away from home, but due to lack of time and equipment I used a food processor and regular sized cup cake pan with paper cases. Had to bake about 6 minutes longer and got a slightly less crunchy crust. I shared them Covid safely with different neighbours who were rondo virgins and loved them.

Baking brings joy, thank you for spreading this with all your hard work on your site.

Hello Tina,
Being mostly below sea level here in Holland, we are absolutely no experts when it comes to high altitude baking. We think it would be a good idea to add a liquid to the dough like (butter) milk to bring everything together and help during the baking process. Reading about it, it is quite a challenge and almost everything, from ingredients to oven times and temperatures needs adjusting.
This is the best information page on the subject to help you alter any baking recipe we think:
www.wheatmontana.com/conte…-mountains

Good luck with it!

We have never seen this Mary. Thank you for sharing and for the inspiration. We do love the mokka /coffee taste.

I bake them and then put Mokka icing in(on) them a favourite here in our district in Canada. That is the way my mom made them years ago.

Hi Frederica,
We are not personally familiar with the kisses, but if it fits in the rondo, it will very probably be OK. But jam is a great combo because of the freshness it gives the rich dough.
You can also use apple sauce or frozen fruit.
Let us know how it goes!

Thank you again for trying and of course enjoying the recipe.

Thank you so much 😘 😘

Hello Zanzoona,
You can take the butter from the fridge, slice the right amount in little cubes and rub it in teh flour with your fingers. It will get warmer very soon because of the warmth of your hands. But room temperature will work perfectly fine too, as long as it is not too soft (otherwise there would be no cubes).

Happy bite baking!

Hello,

perfect. I thought you might say that but I wanted to check first. This is a lovely site – you’re very generous with your recipes but also all the replies to comments.

Thank you so much for sharing, and Happy Holiday baking to you too!

Hi Denise,
Thank you for taking the plunge 🙂
You have two options: Either you use the plain flour and add the 5 g baking powder ike the recipe states or use the self raising flour and leave out the 5 g baking powder (because the self raising flour already contains the baking powder).

Hope you enjoy the bites and Happy Holiday baking and sharing to you!

Marieke

Hi Conte,
Thank you for sharing your version, so good to know this too gives an excellent result.

Enjoy the baking and the Carnavale!

Hi Lee, thank you for trying it.
So great, fond memories of grandma baking. Never made donuts ourselves we must confess, only the Dutch round version that is a bit similar called ‘oliebollen’ made for New Years. When made right also delicious.