#boterkoek

Some delicious Dutch baked goods: (Kerst)stol, boterkoek, eierkoeken & gevulde koeken.

Boterkoek- a Dutch classic (and a family classic)

My family loves making boterkoek for every occasion. It’s truly a classic around my parts. Here’s the recipe that we use when we make it!

-4 sticks of butter

-2 eggs

-2 cups flour

-1 cup sugar

-1 tsp vanilla extract

-a can of almond paste or raspberry filling (your choice!)

preheat oven to 350 degrees

grease a 9x9 baking pan

using a stand mixer or handheld mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.

add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.

slowly mix in the flour with hands, until a dough-like substance forms (If sticky, just add a little more flour until it’s not).

put half of the dough in the bottom of your baking pan and spread flat and evenly.

spread on the almond paste (or raspberry filling) evenly.

spread out the other half of the dough on top of the filling evenly.

create an egg wash with egg whites and water, and brush it over the top of the dough.

bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

April 13th 2020

My study session this morning was filled with a lot of background noise, so I brought out the earplugs again. My loud-headphone-over-earplugs method has been working quite well, however, if I'm using my headhones too much I get a slight headache, so perfect it is not.

I'm trying to get as much done as possible and I think some tea and a little snack might encourage me. I hope I will be fully prepared by the time the exam comes around (this friday). (Yes, I am indeed a procrastinator.) Wish me luck! 🍀

My car had so many problems last year that I used up all my AAA calls. It was so frustrating.