DUTCH LETTER BARS
A Dutch letter bar is a simplified version of a Dutch Letter pastry. Rich in almond flavor, buttery and flaky, these bars will have any pastry lover swooning in no time.
Provided by Michaela Kenkel
Categories Bars
Time 29m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13" baking dish, set aside.
- In your mixer cream together butter, sugar and egg until fluffy.
- Add in almond paste in small chunks while the mixer runs until it's all incorporated.
- Add in almond extract and flour and beat until combined.
- Spread into a prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle the top with raw sugar or slivered almonds if desired.
- Bake for 20-24 minutes. Or until the top of the bars is golden brown and bars are set in the middle.
- Cool and slice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320 calories, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 57 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 17 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 108 milligrams sodium, Sugar 25 grams sugar, TransFat 1 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams unsaturated fat
JAARSMA'S DUTCH LETTERS
Steps:
- For dough, in a large mixing bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut cold butter into 1/2-inch-thick slices (not cubes). Add butter slices to flour mixture; toss until slices are coated and separated.
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together egg and ice water. Add all at once to flour mixture. Using a spoon, quickly mix (butter will remain in large pieces and flour will not be completely moistened).
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured pastry cloth. Knead the dough 10 times by pressing and pushing dough together to form a rough-looking ball, lifting pastry cloth if necessary to press the dough together. Shape the dough into a rectangle (dough still will have some dry-looking areas). Make corners as square as possible. Slightly flatten dough. Working on a well-floured pastry cloth, roll dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Fold 2 short sides to meet in center; bring top edge down to meet bottom edge to form 4 layers each measuring (rectangle will now measure 7-1/2x5 inches).
- Repeat the rolling and folding process once more. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes. Repeat rolling and folding process 2 more times. Chill dough for 20 minutes before using.
- For filling, in a small bowl, stir together egg white, almond paste, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the brown sugar. Set aside.
- Using a sharp knife, cut dough crosswise into 4 equal portions. Wrap 3 portions in plastic wrap and chill. On a well-floured surface, roll 1 portion into a 12-1/2x10-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle crosswise into five 10x2-1/2-inch strips.
- Shape a slightly rounded tablespoon of the filling into a 9-inch-long rope and place it down the center of one strip. Roll up the strip lengthwise. Brush edge and ends with water; pinch to seal. Place, seam side down, on an ungreased baking sheet, shaping strip into a letter (traditionally the letter "S"). Brush with water and sprinkle with additional granulated sugar. Repeat with remaining dough strips and filling. Repeat with remaining dough portions and filling.
- Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Remove from baking sheet. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354 calories, Carbohydrate 36 g, Cholesterol 59 mg, Fat 22 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 257 mg, Sugar 15 g
DUTCH LETTER COOKIES
These are delicious, tender, flaky cookies filled with almond paste. They are the first ones to disappear at our house during the holidays. You can shape them into any letter you desire, try spelling out names or greetings.
Provided by claudia
Categories Dutch Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in chilled butter until the texture of the mix is mealy with pea sized lumps.
- Add ice water gradually while stirring with a wooden spoon until dough forms a ball. Cover your dough and chill for 1/2 hour.
- To make filling, in a small bowl, mix together the almond paste and sugar. Add the egg and mix well.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C ).
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness, making as square as possible. Cut the dough into strips 6 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide (about the width of a ruler). Using a pastry bag or a strong plastic bag with a small hole cut from the corner, pipe almond filling down the center of the strip starting halfway down. Fold the top half of the strip down over the almond filling to match the bottom.
- Shape strips into desired letters, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. If you are using all butter in your recipe, check after 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Cholesterol 56.4 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 166.4 mg, Sugar 9.9 g
DUTCH LETTER BARS
I recently enjoyed these at a 4th of July celebration. The recipe is from the wonderful magazine "Our Iowa" -- the June/July 2010 edition, and it was submitted by B. Weiser. Here's HER description as written in the magazine, "My family is Dutch, and my aunt passed down her traditional Dutch letter recipe to me. I used to make them all the time, but they take a lot of time. Then I found this recipe. It's so easy to make but tastes so much like my aunt's recipe. My family actually requests these bars now more often than the traditional Dutch letters!" Let me concur, they're so much easier to make than traditional Dutch Letters and they taste INCREDIBLE!
Provided by AngieME
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 45m
Yield 36 bars, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream margarine, butter and eggs.
- Beat in almond paste.
- Add sugar and flour; mix well.
- Spread into a greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan.
- Sprinkle the top with a small amount of sugar and the almonds.
- Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until the top is browned. Cool before cutting. Makes 3 dozen.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148, Fat 7.3, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 17.1, Sodium 56.9, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 13.5, Protein 1.7
DUTCH LETTER BARS
Growing up in Iowa, you become accustom to the seasonal trips to Pella and the delicious Dutch Letters from Jaarsma Bakery. This recipe lets you replicate the Dutch Letter with out the trip. This recipe appeared in the Des Moines Register a number of years ago.
Provided by Chef Chad
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 40m
Yield 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a mixer, combine ingredients and blend well. Spread in 9X13 in pan. Brush with egg whites, sprinkle with sliced almonds and coarse sugar.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. Do not over bake.
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