Gevuld Speculaas

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My very dutch mother's recipe for this dutch classic which is usually made in time for saint nicolaas or for christmas. There may be more to this recipe - i got this off a piece of paper sitting in another cookbook and it looks like a quick translation from somewhere. It's one of those recipes that i make by sight but i haven't made it for a couple of years.

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Steps

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Line the square cake tin[ ? 9 inch].

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Mix all the ingredients except for the almond spice together.

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Divide the speculaas mix into two and press the first amount into the bottom of the tin.

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Add the almond spice on top and then cover this with a layer of speculaas from the second amount of speculaas.

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Decorate with almonds.

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Bake for 30 minutes in a moderate oven[350f / 180c].

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Ingredients

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almonds, flour, butter, caster sugar