Dutch Boterkoek Recipes

DUTCH BOTERKOEK

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch tart tin, or a 9-inch pie pan. Whisk together the flour and baking powder; set aside.
• Beat the butter, sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture until the dough forms ball. Press the dough into the prepared tin, and brush with the milk.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and still somewhat soft at the center, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove, and cut into 16 wedges. Cool completely on a wire rack.

BOTERKOEK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line the bottom of a 9" tart pan or spring form pan with a parchment paper round.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Toss in the butter and use your fingers or the mixer paddle to work the butter into the flour until there are no large lumps of butter.
• Remove 1 tablespoon of the whisked egg and set it aside. Add the rest of the egg to the dough and mix just until it comes together.
• Press the dough into the prepared pan. Smooth until the top is level and flat.
• Brush the reserved egg onto the top of the dough. Use a fork to create a lattice pattern on top of the dough.
• Bake until the edges and top of the cake are golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.
• Cool completely in the pan. Cut into 16 wedges to serve.

DUTCH BUTTER CAKE (BOTERKOEK)

Steps:

• Add sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, lemon zest and butter to a bowl and use a dough hook to mix the sugar with the butter. Till the sugar is just incorporated.
• When the sugar and butter are incorporated (make sure not to over mix it), lightly whisk the egg and add about 2/3 of the egg to the butter and add all of the flour. Mix until a dough starts to form.
• Once the dough is formed, take it out of the bowl and if needed, lightly knead it on a floured work surface. The dough will be very soft, so don't knead too much, usually 30 seconds to form the dough and check if everything is incorporated is enough.
• Take the dough and wrap it in clingfilm. Flatten the dough to help it cool faster. Leave the dough in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. Grease a butter cake pan. If you don't have a butter cake pan, grease and line a brownie pan or spring form with baking paper.
• Press the dough into your cake pan. If needed put a piece of baking paper on top of the dough to smooth out the dough more easily.
• Take a fork and run the back of the fork on the dough to create a pattern. Use the remaining egg to brush the top of the butter cake.
• Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, till golden.
• Leave to cool completely. To serve, cut small triangle pieces or little cubes.

BOTERKOEK (DUTCH BUTTER CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8 inch round cake pans, or 9 inch pie plates.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, reserving just enough to brush over the tops, about 1 tablespoon. Stir in the almond extract. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter by hand using a sturdy spoon. The dough will be stiff.
• Press evenly into the two prepared pans. Press almond halves into the top where each slice would be. Brush the tops with a thin layer of the reserved egg.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Cut into wedges to serve.

HOLLAND BOTERKOEK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch round cake pan or pie plate.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and almond extract until light and fluffy using an electric mixer. Blend in the egg. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the mixture using a sturdy spoon until dough forms a ball. Press the dough into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is light golden brown. When cool, slice into wedges to serve.

OMA'S BOTERKOEK (DUTCH BUTTERCAKE)

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix together butter, sugar and almond extract.
• Add beaten egg except for 1 teaspoon.
• Sift flour and baking powder, and add to bowl, mixing with wet ingredients.
• Put dough in greased 9 inch pie plate.
• Mix the reserved 1 tsp of beaten egg with 1 tsp of water, and brush over dough.
• Sprinkle with sliced almonds, if desired. (My Oma always used the almonds, it looks pretty and adds a nice touch!).
• Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until done (firm to the touch).
• This is a dense cake, but should be soft on the inside and hard on the outside, but not too hard!

DUTCH SHORTBREAD BOTERKOEK 1973

Steps:

• Cream the room temperature but not too soft butter and margarine together with the sugar using a wooden spoon.
• Add the vanilla and unbeaten egg white only.
• Add the flour until a stiff dough forms, and can be handled.
• With floured hands pat into an 10 x 16 baking pan about 3/4 of an inch thick.
• Beat the egg yolk with the milk until combined well making an egg wash and brush over the patted out dough.
• Bake in an 300 degree, preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until slightly golden in colour.
• When still slightly warm, then score into squares or triangles. Cool thoroughly before storing into cookie tins.

BOTERKOEK (DUTCH BUTTER CAKE)

Steps:

• Butter a 8" springform pan.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift flour and sugar in a bowl.
• Add butter, salt, and vanilla.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and knead lightly with a cool hand or utensil until it holds together.
• Don't work too much.
• It needs to stay cold.
• (This works well in the food processor- then I use frozen butter) Press mixture quickly into bottom of spring form pan.
• Brush the top with the egg.
• Place the pan just below the middle of the oven and bake about 30 minutes or until it's a golden brown.
• Cool in the pan, release the spring, and remove cake.
• Serve in thin slices- it is rich!