[Recipe] Gevulde Speculaas | Dutch Recipe | Sinterklaas

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor and is dairy-free.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

marzipan

🥗Healthier: almond paste

💰Cheaper: homemade almond paste

Almond paste can be made with fewer ingredients.

Preheat your oven to 175 degrees Celsius.

Line your cake pan (22,5cm × 22,5cm) with baking paper.

Mix together almond paste and water.

Divide the dough in two pieces, one a bit bigger than the other.

Roll out the bigger piece of dough to about the size of your cake pan.

Place the rolled out dough into the baking pan and spread it up the sides a little as well.

Spread the almond paste mix on top.

Roll out the other piece of dough as well and place on top, let it cover the almond paste mix.

Brush with a mixture of milk and egg.

Optional: Add almond halves on top and brush with the mixture again.

Bake for about 40 minutes.

Let it cool completely, before removing it from the baking pan and cutting it into pieces.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens