Name: Spice Bread Filled with Almond Paste (Gevulde Speculaas)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 2 cups (250 g) self-rising flour; ¾ cup (150 g) packed light brown sugar; 10½ oz (300 g) almond paste (available in specialized pastry stores and some grocery stores); 1 tbsp ground allspice; pinch of salt; ½ cup plus 2 tbsp (150 g) cold butter, cut into pieces; 1 egg yolk; ⅓ cup (50 g) blanched almonds, halved; 2 tbsp milk

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Made Winter

By Yvette van Boven

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

2 cups (250 g) self-rising flour
pinch of salt

Europe
Ireland
Winter
Cookies
Vegetarian
December
St Nicholas

Method

Sift the flour, salt, and allspice into a large bowl. Add the brown sugar, butter, and milk. Swiftly knead the mixture into a smooth dough. Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Butter an 8- or 9-inch (20-or 22-cm) square baking pan.

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