Dutch Strickle Sheets Recipes

BALKENBRIJ - DUTCH SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• Cover meat and liver with water and cook until tender, about an hour.
• Season to taste.
• When broth has reduced by half, chop meat finely and return to liquid.
• Stir in enough buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter; cook until thickened.
• Lightly grease a loaf pan; fill with batter.
• Refrigerate.
• To use, slice and fry in butter or bacon grease until golden brown.

DUTCH STRICKLE SHEETS

Steps:

• Combine eggs, milk and butter.
• Add softened yeast, salt, sugar and enough flour to make a thin batter.
• Beat all together (about five minutes); cover and set bowl in a warm place overnight.
• Add enough flour to make a soft dough; knead lightly and set to rise again.
• Roll dough 1 inch thick and fit into greased.
• baking pans.
• Let rise again.
• Prepare topping by mixing sugar with flour; add butter and cream well; add boiling water and beat.
• Spread over dough just before baking.
• Bake at 400F for about 20 minutes.

DUTCH SPECULAAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, molasses and orange zest. Combine the flour, ground almonds, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, ginger and cardamom. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until easy to handle. , Preheat oven to 350°. On a parchment-lined surface, roll a small amount of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Use a floured cookie stamp to press design into dough, then cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters, leaving 1 in. between cookies. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps, if desired., Transfer parchment with dough to cookie sheet. If dough has warmed, place baking sheet in refrigerator until it firms up, about 10-15 minutes. Bake at 350° until edges are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

PFANNKUCHEN - DUTCH PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spread butter over bottom and sides of an unheated 10" skillet.
• Sift flour and salt together.
• Beat eggs thoroughly; add flour alternatively with milk a little at a time.
• Beat until smooth and pour batter into prepared frying pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350F and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more.
• The pancake should puff up at the sides and be crisp and golden.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and lemon juice; roll up like an omelet.
• Serve on a hot platter.

STREUSEL KUCHEN

Steps:

• To make streusel: Mix sugar, cinnamon and flour together; cut in butter to make fine crumbs. Add vanilla and nuts.
• Cream butter, sugar, salt and egg yolk.
• Add milk alternately with flour and the softened yeast cake.
• Beat well and add stiffly beaten egg white; cover and allow to rise overnight.
• Add just enough flour to allow handling; roll pieces of dough into flat cakes, large enough to fit piepans.
• Spread on well-greased pie pans, cover and let rise until doubled.
• Brush melted butter over top and spread with streusel OR sprinkle thickly with brown sugar instead.
• Bake at 400F about 20 minutes.