Dutch Almond Boterkoek Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg
- ½ cup blanched slivered almonds
Directions
step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 12 inch jelly roll pan . You can also use a 9 x13 inch rectangular baking pan.
step 2: Cream together the brown sugar and the butter or margarine. Add the almond extract.
step 3: Sift and add flour to the creamed sugar mixture. Mix well.
step 4: Separate the egg, and add the egg yolk to the dough. Mix again.
step 5: Press into the greased sponge roll tin, and glaze with the lightly-beaten egg white. Sprinkle with flaked or slivered almonds.
step 6: Bake approx 20 minutes. When cool, cut into bars.
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