Eierkoeken Eggcakes Recipes

TYPICAL DUTCH BREAKFAST / VLOKKEN, KWINKSLAG EN HAGEL

Steps:

• Take the slice of bread (always bread, Toast is a concept from over to other side of the English Channel).
• Spread one side with margarine or softened butter.
• Pour on your hagelslag, vlokken or kwinkslag (you can press it down with a knife to make it stick a little better if you want).
• Cut the slice of bread in half and eat!

JUBILEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400f.
• Grease a 8-9inch log tin.
• Sift flour and pinch of salt.
• Place butter, egg, milk, sugar and half the flour in a bowl and mix well.
• Add the rest of the flour, the currants/sultanas and mix through.
• Spread into log tin, making a hollow in the centre.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• When cool mix icing sugar and a little water together and drizzle over the top of cake.

EIERKOEKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F/180°C.
• Beat the eggs with the sugar until the crystals have dissolved.
• This may require the addition of a little warm water.
• Add vanilla.
• Add sifted flour and baking powder.
• The dough should be the right consistency for piping.
• If it is too stiff add a little warm water but this should not be runny.
• Pipe small round shapes on a cookie sheet lined wih baking paper, dust with icing sugar and bake for 15-20 minutes.