Sinterklaas St Nicholas Cake Recipes

SINTERKLAAS (ST. NICHOLAS) CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, add soda dissolved in the water.
• Sift all dry ingredients together.
• Then mix with creamy mixture to make a soft dough.
• Place on floured board, knead in almonds and roll out to about 1/4" thick.
• Place into browny pan and bake about 30 minutes or until done.
• Cut into squares before it has completely cooled.

PEPERNOTEN (DUTCH CHRISTMAS COOKIES)

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a mixer. Add brown sugar and beat.
• Sift the spices with the flour.
• Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients using mixer.
• Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Roll out dough to 1/2 inch thickness and cut with small round cutter.
• Let stand on an oiled cookie sheet overnight to ripen.
• Bake 10 minutes at 325°F.
• If desired, frost cookies with powdered sugar frosting when cool.

SPECULAAS - DUTCH COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine sugar and milk in a bowl.
• Stir until smooth.
• In another bowl, sift the dry ingredients and blend in the butter until the mixture is like cornmeal.
• Add the sugar and milk mixture and the almonds.
• Mix well.
• Wrap in foil, or wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
• Roll out the dough pretty thin.
• Use Christmas cookie cutters (or a windmill or other shaped cookie cutter if it isn't Christmas).
• Dust the cutter well with flour to be sure it doesn't stick.
• Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 10- 12 minutes.
• Remove and cool.