A typical Dutch treat “almond filled speculoos”
Past weekend I started with this. I made almond paste from scratch as I couldn’t find any ready-made almond paste in the supermarket. It takes at least 4 days to ripe.
Finally the day came to finalize this oh-so-delicious treat.
Ingredients
Dough
- 250 grams flour
- 175 grams unsalted Anchor butter
- 150 grams brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons yoghurt/milk
- Dash cookie spices (mix of cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, ginger and cloves)
- Dash salt
Filling
- 300 grams almondflour
- 300 grams sugar
- 1 egg
- Dash lemon
Starting with the filling. Mix almondflour, sugar and lemon in a bowl. Wrap the mixture in plastic wrap and store this in a dark section in the fridge, for at least 4 days.
Proceed with the dough.
Mix flour, sugar, spices and salt in a bowl. Add yoghurt (or milk) to the mixture, forming a large ball. Wrap the ball in plastic and store for 2 days in the fridge.
Pre-heat oven at 350°C
Divide the dough ball in two sections, use roller to flatten the dough evenly. Insert the first section in a bakingpaper-covered plate. Remove the filling from the fridge and add an egg to the mixture. Spread a layer of almond filling to the first section.
Knead the second section and place this carefully ontop. Paste egg yellow on the upper section and decorate with almonds (optional)
Insert in the oven for about 50-60 minutes.
Bon appetite!
Appelita 