From My Kitchen to Yours .....
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like bread that sticks to the roof of my mouth. I have tried many recipes and this recipe from Toine is the closest to the bread I was used to. I didn’t have to change anything to his recipe. If you like to watch the video instead of the pictures I post here, you can watch the video on Toine’s Kitchen.
Japanese milk bread, also known as Hokkaido milk bread, is a type of bread that is popular in Japan and other parts of Asia. This bread is known for its soft, fluffy texture and slightly sweet taste, which is achieved by using a special technique called the tangzhong method.
‘Wentelteefjes’ literally translated in English is ‘Turning Bitches’. Where does the name come from and what are they called elsewhere? The old Dutch word ‘ Wentelteefjes ‘ can indeed be traced back. ‘Wentel’ comes from the word ‘turn around’, so to turn around. ‘Teefje’ is a word that used to be used as the predecessor of the word ‘pastry’
Krentenbollen (currant buns) is very popular in The Netherlands. Nowadays currant buns are almost always made with a mixture of raisins and currants, which technically makes them raisin-currant buns. This is also what they print on the back of the bags of currant buns you buy in the supermarket, but everyone just keeps calling them currant bun (krentenbol).I call mine Raisin Buns.
Gevulde Speculaas right on time for the Holidays. You can eat them all year around, but most of the time people will bake these around the Holidays. Gevulde Speculaas is a Dutch Spiced Cookie filled with Almond Paste. The dough is a little softer than the cookie dough for Speculaas cookies. Speculaas cookies have been around since the 17th century.