@wakeupkitty 9 December 2020 more from that month

Tasty, spicy almond treat

*Zero is what my motivation is these days. The colder it gets the more I feel the need to stay in bed. I want my winter sleep and if that's not possible at least a winter rest. I notice I hardly eat and no, I am not hungry. Saint Nicholas passed by without any presents but I did my best and baked 'kruidnoten', 'pepernoten', and what we call 'filled speculaas'.* The filled spices biscuit (cake?), we call 'gevulde speculaas', I baked was awesome but you have to like it. I used a gluten-free recipe which is FODMAP as well because it was the first one I found and my internet connection keeps low (2.2 bps this morning!). I changed it a bit because of a lack of ingredients which means it wasn't gluten-free.

**Ingredients**: 150 grams cornflour 100-150 grams of flour 160 grams of (brown) sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder A bit salt 2 tablespoons spices (see my other recipes!) 200 grams of butter into in small pieces Make a dough out of it and let it rest for several hours or 1-2 days. **The filling:** Is almond paste or what we call marzipan. Marzipan is almond with sugar plus a bit of water. You can add the crest of half of a lemon if you like (I did not). * 150 - 200 grams of almond flour or almonds you grind yourself. A machine/tool to grind coffee beans is a great help. * 150 - 200 grams of sugar (same as you used for the almonds. * 3-4 tablespoons of water. * crest of 1/2 lemon Make a ball out of it and let it rest for about one week! After one week, before you bake it, you add 3-4 tablespoons of water, or milk, or one egg to your marzipan.

**How to.**.. * Divide the dough into two parts. * The first layer you put in your baking mold. * Next you put the marzipan on it. * Cover it with a layer of the dough * Put some egg on the top and add some (parts of) almonds to it. **Oven**: * Temperature: 180 °C * Baking time: 30 - 40 minutes Almonds are very expensive and it's cheaper to buy this in a supermarket than baking it yourself but this one is more healthy than what they sell you. No chemicals, fake marzipan (soy instead of almond).

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